Ein Gedi is an oasis-the nature reserve in the Judean desert on the Western shore of the Dead sea, 17 km North of Massada. Never failing spring of water falls from a height of 200 m and flows through the gorge of Nahal David. In the reeds along the Creek are home to wild goats, hyraxes, leopards; the rocks are nesting eagles, starlings.

Near the gorge is the hill of tel-mountain is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Judean desert. Found five archaeological layers of the hill, including the remains of a pagan sanctuary of the Chalcolithic.

Throughout its history, the Ein Gedi was repeatedly destroyed, but was revived again and again. It was not until about the VI century, when these places came the nomadic tribes that completely devastated the land. Remained only the ruins of a unique system of water supply of Ein Gedi, which is now the admiration of professionals and the remains of the synagogue of the Roman-Byzantine period. On well-preserved mosaic floor of the synagogue there is an inscription in Aramaic. It talks about Kara Almighty that befall the one who will reveal "secrets of the city". Scientists believe that these "secrets" could be the secret of making the famous balm.