by Dr. John DeLancey | Jul 15, 2015 | Tours
DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY, JULY 15: Today was our second full day here. It was a sunny and hot day today but bearable, with highs around 100 later in the afternoon. After a great breakfast and checking out, we first drove south to Sde Boker, the tomb of Ben Gurion, Israel’s...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jul 14, 2015 | Tours
DAY 3 – TUESDAY, JULY 14 Today was our first full day here in Israel. Sunny and mild temperatures greeted us. Today’s highs were in the mid 90’s. It as actually quite comfortable, with a great breeze and low humidity. After a great breakfast, we loaded the bus and...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jul 13, 2015 | Tours
DAYS 1 & 2 – SUNDAY – MONDAY, JULY 12-13 The day for the tour to begin finally arrived. God brought together a group of 19 for this trip to Israel. Uniquely, most everyone for this tour booked their own airfare. Most in the group traveled on an overnight...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jul 4, 2015 | Archaeology
A few weeks ago I posted about the dig at Abel Beit Maacah. This year’s season began 2 weeks ago. The main focus of excavation are in two areas (the area where I dug last year is not being continued this year). Abel Beit Maacah (ABM) is an Old Testament...
