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Interdenominational Christian PilgrimagesDay 1 USA - Israel
Departure on the first leg of our overnight trip to Israel.
Aloft, we will have dinner, a little sleep time, breakfast, and the opportunity to praise the Lord for His great creation from the vantage point of 35,000 feet!Day 2 Tel Aviv
We arrive at Ben
Gurion Airport where we are met by our guide for assistance through customs and transferred to our hotel in Tel Aviv. Day 3 Jaffa - Caesarea - Mount Carmel - Akko - Tiberias
After a visit to
ancient Jaffa, we drive north along the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea, Roman capital of Judea. Here we view the beautifully restored theater, and the ruins of the ancient town, its harbor and aqueduct. We
travel inland to Megiddo (Biblical Armageddon), then continue to Muhraka on Mt. Carmel, where Elijah defeated the priests of Ba'al. We then visit the ancient Canaanite and Phoenician port of Akko, a major
Galilean city during the Roman period and capital of the Crusader Kingdom after the fall of Jerusalem. We continue to Tiberias and our hotel on the Sea of Galilee for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Capernaum - Mount of Beatitudes - Banias
We set sail on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum and visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to Tabgha, site of the multiplication of the loaves
and fishes, and the Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount. On to Hazor, a Canaanite city rebuilt by King Solomon, through the Hula Valley to Banias, ancient Caesarea Philippi at the foot of Mt
Hermon. After ascending the Golan Heights, visit the former Syrian fortifications, then drive along the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee to Kursi, where Jesus cast out the demons from the man of Gedara.
Time for a stop at Yardenit, a special site on the Jordan River, for a Baptism Service. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias.
Back to TopDay 5 Jordan Valley - Beit She'an - Jericho
Visit Kibbutz Ginossar on the
Sea of Galilee to see an excavated boat dating from the time of Jesus, then drive to Cana, site of Jesus' first miracle, and Nazareth, His boyhood home. We drive south via the Jordan Valley to Beit She'an,
an extraordinary excavation of an ancient Roman city, and Jericho, the oldest known city in the world. From the Tel we can see Elisha's Fountain and the Mount of Temptation, where Jesus fasted for 40 days.
Continue our drive up to Jerusalem, highlight of our tour, arriving in time for dinner and overnight. Day 6 Old City of Jerusalem
A full day of sightseeing in Jerusalem, exploring our Christian
heritage and its Jewish roots: Model of the city during the Second Temple period, the Mt. of Olives, Mt. Scopus, Mt. Zion, the site of the Upper Room, the Kidron Valley and the Garden of Gethsemane. Continue
to the Old City within the walls, including the Via Dolorosa, the restored Jewish Quarter, the Western (Wailing) Wall, the Temple Site on Mt. Moriah and the Garden Tomb.
Back to TopDay 7 New City of Jerusalem - Bethlehem
Today, we visit the new
city outside the walls, the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed, and the Memorial to the Holocaust at Yad Vashem. We continue to Ein Kerem to visit the fascinating Biblical Resources
Scripture Garden then drive south to Bethlehem to see Shepherd's Field and the Church of the Nativity. We return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. Day 8 Masada - Ein Gedi - Dead Sea - Qumran
Today we visit the fortress of Masada, where Jewish defenders made their last stand against Rome (AD 73). Continue along the shore of the Dead Sea to Ein Gedi, David's waterfall and a wonderful nature
center. After a dip in the mineral-filled waters of the Dead Sea, we continue to Qumran to see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Later this afternoon we return to Jerusalem for dinner and
overnight. Day 9 Jerusalem - USA
Departure this morning on our return flight to the USA, arriving later today.
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Christian Pilgrimages to the Holy Land
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March 2001 through February 2002 |
