by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 20, 2017 | Tours
DAY 11 – FRIDAY, JANUARY 20: Today was our first full day in Jerusalem! Once again, the weather was perfect, with full sun and highs around 60. Leaving the hotel at 7:35, we drove around the Old City of Jerusalem en route to the Mt. of Olives. Arriving on the top of...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 19, 2017 | Tours
DAY 10 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 19: We left Beersheba and the Negev this morning and began our drive north through the Shephelah (Lowlands) of Judah en route to Jerusalem tonight. Once again it was a blessed weather day, with sun and temps in the 60s. Our first site to...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 18, 2017 | Tours
DAY 9 – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18: Today we left the Judean Desert this morning and spent the entire day in the Biblical Negev. It was another sunny day with temps in the 60s. Our first site was Arad. Driving to the top of the tel, we viewed the excavations together....
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 18, 2017 | Tours
DAY 8 – TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Today we were greeted to another sunny day, with temps in the 70s. It would be an entire day along the Dead Sea and within the Judean Desert. Leaving shortly after 7:30 we first visited Qumran. This was where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 16, 2017 | Tours
DAY 7 – MONDAY, JANUARY 16: Today we depart from the region of the Sea of Galilee. The weather was once wonderful, with sun and temps in the 60s and low 70s. Our first stop was the Kinneret Cemetery where a famous Ukrainian Jewish woman pioneer was buried in the early...
