by Dr. John DeLancey | May 9, 2025 | Israel Tour, Jordan Tour
Day 12 – Friday May 9: Start of Jordan Extension or Extended Time in Jerusalem (Until Rescheduled Flights Take Place) Because of the cancellation of flights from the Tel Aviv Airport back through Europe and back home, those not doing the Jordan extension have...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 8, 2025 | Israel Tour, Jordan Tour
Day 11 – Thursday, May 8: Garden Tomb, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, Southern Wall Excavations, Western Wall, Moshe/Shoreshim, Free time Today was our last full day of the Israel portion of the trip. It was another beautiful sunny day, with...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 7, 2025 | Israel Tour, Jerusalem
Day 10 – Wednesday, May 7: Old City Jerusalem, Qumran, Dead Sea, Judean Desert/Wadi Qelt, Old City Jerusalem Today we began and ended the day in Jerusalem. In between, we would return to the Judean Desert since the road (Route 90) finally opened, but only to...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 6, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 9 – Tuesday, May 6: Yad Vashem, Shephelah: Gezer, Beth Shemesh, Lachish, Socoh, Jerusalem Today began with a very solemn visit to Israel’s Holocaust Museum & Memorial and ended with a fun and inspiring visit of the Elah Valley where David defeated...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 5, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 8 – Monday, May 5: Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Bethlehem, Shepherd’s Fields, Herodium We woke today to find out the the road along the Dead Sea to Masada was still closed because of flash floods. So we decided to switch around our days. As a...