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...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 4, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 7 – Sunday, May 4: Beth Shean, Shiloh, Jericho, Al Mog We checked out of our hotel in Tiberias today. It’s been a great three full days and four nights here in the north end of the country. Following breakfast, we loaded the bus at 7:20 and departed at...
