Blessing on Seeing the Dead Sea

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Question

Do we recite the blessing 'Oseh Maaseh Bereshit' on the Dead Sea?

Answer

No, because there is an opinion that it is not an act of creation, but was formed after creation.

Source

See Rashi on Genesis 14

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