by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 25, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 11 – Tuesday, February 25: Hippos, Gamla, Syrian Border, Caesarea Philippi, Tel Dan, Lebanon Border Today was a Golan Heights day. We visited sites on the northern borders with Syria and Lebanon. The weather was perfectly sunny, with cool temps (and wind)...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jan 11, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour, Life of Jesus
Day 8 – Saturday, January 11: Gamla, Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Dan Today we spent the day in the Golan Heights. This region extends 38 miles east from the southern end of the Sea of Galilee up to the slopes of Mt. Hermon and the Syrian border. Sunny skies were...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Sep 7, 2024 | Archaeology, Israel Tour, Life of Jesus
Day 5 – Saturday, September 7: Gamla, Hippos/Susita, Boat Ride, Khirbet Cana (Theme of the Day: Guarding our borders!) Today was another hot day, with temps in the high 90s. It was Shabbat today, with many Israelis out enjoying the water of the Sea of Galilee....
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 9, 2024 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
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...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 7, 2024 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 4 – Tuesday, May 7: Gamla, Katzrin, 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...