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Sept 2024 Israel Tour (& Jordan Option) – Summary of Day 4
Day 4 – Friday, September 6: Arbel, Yardenit, Magdala, Ancient Boat, Capernaum, Bethsaida (Theme of the Day: Walking as “Talmidim” of Jesus) We spent the entire day around the Sea of Galilee, with a focus on the life and ministry of Jesus. It was a sunny and...
Sept 2024 Israel Tour (& Jordan Option) – Summary of Day 3
Day 3 – Thursday, September 5: Crossing into Israel, Caesarea, Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Gilboa, Tiberias (Theme of the Day: Discovering connections with the past) The morning began early today for us in Amman, Jordan. Following an early wake-up call and breakfast,...
Sept 2024 Israel Tour (& Jordan Option) – Summary of Days 1 & 2
Days 1 & 2 – Tuesday - Wednesday, September 3-4: Depart U.S.A., Arrive in Amman (& visit to Mt. Nebo) or Tel Aviv (Theme of the Day: Let the adventure begin!) Our day of departure finally arrived. With the issues Israel is facing in the north, we were not...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 10
Day 10 – Saturday, June 15: Garden Tomb, Old City, Rampart Walk, Holy Sepulcher Church, Redeemer Church Today was our last full day here in Israel. This morning we started with a Communion Service at the Garden Tomb. The afternoon was free for us to explore the...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 9
Day 9 – Friday, June 14: Mt. of Olives, Herodium, Bethlehem, Shephelah/Lowlands of Judah: Azekah & Gezer Today was another great day. The heat wave continued, however, with a high of 100 once again. We began the day in Jerusalem, and ended the day in the...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 8
Day 8 – Thursday, June 13: Yad Vashem (Zoo for the kids), Israeli Museum, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Southern Wall Excavations We spent the entire day in Jerusalem today. It was warmer than usual in Jerusalem for June, with highs in the high 90s. The day...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 7
Day 7 – Wednesday, June 12: Masada, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Qumran, Qelt Desert This morning we returned to the Judean Desert. We drove east to Jericho and then south to Masada (our first stop). Predictably, it was sunny and a dry heat of about 100+ once again. The...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 6
Day 6 – Tuesday, June 11: Beth Shean, Sahne, Jericho, Dead Sea, Jerusalem: Mt. of Olives, Western Wall (Shavuot Eve) Today we drove south. We had the chance to get wet two times today! Our end-of-day destination was Jerusalem, just in time for the eve of...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 5
Day 5 – Monday, June 10: Arbel, Yardenit, Magdala, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee Boat Ride Today was a day of focusing upon the life and ministry of Jesus around (and on) the Sea of Galilee. It was another day full of sun, with high temps in the mid 90s. We read...
June 2024 Israel Tour (& Dig Option at Shiloh) – Summary of Day 4
Day 4 – Sunday, June 9: Gamla, Qatzrin, Hippos/Sussita, Khirbet Cana Today was a southern Golan Heights day. Because of the northern conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, we could not travel any further than Katzrin for safety reasons. But we substituted other...