by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 23, 2019 | Archaeology, Context and Culture of the Bible, Everyday Israel, Israel Tour
DAY 6– SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23: MASADA, EIN GEDI, QUMRAN, WILDERNESS OF JUDAH, JERUSALEM Today was a day spent in the Judean Desert along the Dead Sea. The weather was sunny and warmer, with temps in the 70s, with cooler temps in Jerusalem when we arrived at the end of...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 22, 2019 | Archaeology, Context and Culture of the Bible, Historical Geography, Israel Tour, Tours
DAY 5 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22: KINNERET CEMETERY, BETH SHEAN, SHILOH, JERICHO, DEAD SEA Today was another sunny day. It was a bit warmer too as we drove south all day. High temps today were in the 70s. Kinneret Cemetery At the southern end of there Sea of Galilee is a...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 21, 2019 | Archaeology, Israel Tour, Life of Jesus
DAY 4 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21: ARBEL, SEA OF GALILEE BOAT RIDE, MAGDALA, CAPERNAUM, MT. OF BEATITUDES Today was a wonderful day of focusing on the life and ministry of Jesus in the context of the land and culture. The sun greeted us this morning, with perfect...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 20, 2019 | Archaeology, Historical Geography, Israel Tour
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20: CAESAREA, CARMEL, MEGIDDO, SEPPORIS, PRECIPICE OF NAZARETH, TIBERIAS Today was our first full day here in Israel. We encountered off and on rain and showers this morning (not originally predicted), but in the afternoon we were blessed...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 19, 2019 | Archaeology, Israel Tour, Tours
DAYS 1 & 2 – MONDAY-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18-19: DEPART U.S.A., ARRIVE IN ISRAEL, JAFFA, NETANYAOur day of departure finally arrived. About half in the group met in Chicago for our flight to Tel Aviv. It is the second largest city in Israel (about 600,000+). Others in...