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 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 | Mar 2, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 16 – Sunday, March 2: City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, Southern Excavations, Shorashim, Free Afternoon in the Old City Today was our last full day here in Jerusalem. The day included some adventure (Hezekiah’s Tunnel), dramatic reading of...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Mar 1, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 15 – Saturday, March 1: Garden Tomb, Rampart Walk, Herodium, Shepherds’ Fields, Bethlehem Today we had the chance to sleep in a bit, since the Garden Tomb (our first stop) wasn’t open until 9 a.m. We enjoyed a leisurely and more simple Shabbat breakfast....
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 28, 2025 | Archaeology, Israel Tour
Day 14 – Friday, February 28: Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, Israel Museum, Mt. of Olives, Old City Today was our first full day here in Jerusalem. We were greeted to full sun, with a cool start to the day but temps in the mid 50s by afternoon. We started the day with...
