11 Day Israel Tour of Biblical Proportions
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THE FINE PRINT… THE FINE PRINT… THE FINE PRINT… THE FINE PRINT… Tour Leader: Rev. Dr. John DeLancey Rev. Dr. John DeLancey
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DAY 4 – JUNE 7 - BETHSAIDA/HAZOR/KATZRIN/ DAN/ arrive in the majestic city of Jerusalem in time for our dinner DAY 9 – JUNE 12 - THE WESTERN WALL/SOUTHERN WALL
CAESAREA PHILIPPI/NIMROD/BENTAL and overnight. A special optional walk will be offered. EXCAVATIONS/JEWISH QUARTER/CITY OF DAVID/GARDEN
We start the day by visiting the excavations at Bethsaida, "The TOMB
House of the Fisherman - the hometown of Peter, Andrew and DAY 7 - JUNE 10 - EIN GEDI/MASADA/QUMRAN/ DEAD SEA/ Our day begins by visiting the famous Western (Wailing) Wall
Philip. From here, we visit Hazor, a city taken by Joshua. WILDERNESS OF JUDAH of Jerusalem. You will have the opportunity to prayer at the
(Joshua 11:10 – 14), Next, we visit a re-constructed Talmudic Leaving Jerusalem, we will descend down to the Dead Sea and Wall. Next, we visit the southern wall excavations where we
village called Katzrin where we see how people lived in the first the wilderness of Judah. Our first stop will be Ein Gedi where will stand at the southern entrance to the Herodian Temple.
few centuries. We continue driving north through the Golan David hid from King Saul. We will enjoy a walk back to the wa- Here, we will see the ancient boulders of the Temple and sit on
Heights to Dan and its refreshing springs, one of the sources of ter falls, hopefully seeing ibex and cooneys along the way. the steps where Jesus no doubt taught. In the late morning, we
the River Jordan. Close by is Caesarea Philippi. Here Peter Next, we drive further south along the Dead Sea to Masada. will visit The Shoreshim Shop, where Moshe, an Orthodox Jew,
made his declaration about Jesus (Mt. 16). Our next stop is Here we will ascend high upon the wilderness mountain by way will share an informative talk about his Jewish faith. We’ll enjoy
Nimrod, a Crusader castle with a great view. Those wanting to of the cable car to the fortress built by King Herod. Here we lunch in the quiet Jewish Quarter of the Old City.
hike to the top will be given the opportunity. Finally, we ascend survey the ruins of the fortifications, waterworks, synagogue, In the afternoon, we will also visit the City of David, the ancient
to the eastern heights of the Golan and visit Bental. When we temples and palaces. An optional walk down the snake path part of the city that dates back to the Old Testament. Here,
approach Kuneitra, we are only 36 miles from Damascus on the will be offered. In the afternoon, we drive back north to Qum- you will see where Pastor John excavated back in the 1980’s.
same road Saul of Tarsus used during his encounter with Christ. ran and the settlement of the first century sect known as the After seeing the excavations, there will be an optional walk
We return at the end of the day to our accommodations for Essenes, the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We end the day through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Flashlights and water shoes will be
dinner and overnight. with a “float” in the Dead Sea (30% salt and mineral). On our needed. Hezekiah’s Tunnel (II Chr. 29–32) is a 1,720 foot tunnel
way back to Jerusalem, we stop for a view of the Wilderness of that ends at the new excavations of the Pool of Siloam (John 9).
Tour Leader: DAY 5 – JUNE 8 – SEA OF GALILEE BOAT RIDE/TABGHA/ Judah. Here, we read from Isaiah 40 and Psalm 23. We travel Later in the afternoon we will visit the Garden Tomb with an
Rev. Dr. John DeLancey CAPERNAUM/ MT. OF BEATITUDES/ARBEL/ YARDENIT back to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight Another optional optional communion service, a very special time of reflecting
We begin the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, enjoy- walk will be offered. upon the death and resurrection of Jesus. Dinner and over-
ing a quiet and peaceful worship service together. Upon land- night again in Jerusalem. Our last optional walk takes place
DAY 1—JUNE 4 - DEPART NORTH AMERICA ing, we also see the "Jesus boat" from the first century AD. a DAY 8 – JUNE 11 - MT. OF OLIVES/TEMPLE MOUNT/POOL OF after dinner.
Tour members depart on our flight from New York to Tel-Aviv. vessel found here along the shores of Galilee in 1986. Next, we BETHESDA/VIA DOLOROSA/ISRAEL MUSEUM/YAD VASHEM
After take-off enroute to the Holy Land, we will be served din- visit Tabgha, remembering the story of the feeding of the We get our first glimpse of Jerusalem from the Mt. of Olives, DAY 10 – JUNE 13 - FREE DAY IN JERUSALEM
ner. Sit back, relax, sleep a bit as your prepare for this exciting 5,000. Reading from Matthew 5 and the Sermon on the beholding a breath-taking panorama of the Holy City. We walk Day without a planned program. Time to visit other places in
adventure. Mount, we travel to the Mount of Beatitudes. Close by is down the “Palm Sunday” route to the Garden of Gethsemane. and around the Old City, or revisit the places of most interest.
Capernaum, the home center of ministry for Jesus here in Gali- Next, we enter the Old City of Jerusalem through the Dung Return within the walls of the Old City where bargaining is a
DAY 2—JUNE 5 - ARRIVE TEL-AVIV/JAFFA/ CAESAREA lee. Following lunch, we travel to Chorazin where an impres- Gate, and walk to the holiest site in the whole Jewish world, must when you shop. Optional visits to the Upper Room,
Upon our arrival at the modern Ben Gurion Airport, we meet sive synagogue stands. We head to the cliffs of Arbel for a the Temple Mount. On this site now stands the magnificent House of Caiaphas, and Shindler’s tomb, as well as other places
our local Israeli representative who helps assist us with bag- spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee. We end the day by re- Dome of the Rock (the third holiest shrine in all Islam) and the of interest will be offered by Pastor John. This will be a great
gage and transfers us to our motorcoach .On our way to our newing baptismal vows in the Jordan River at Yardenit. Dinner El-Aksa Mosque. Our walk continues along the Via Dolorosa to day of roaming around yourself and enjoying Jerusalem. We
hotel we make a stop in Joppa. We then drive to our hotel in and overnight back at our hotel in Tiberias. St. Anne’s Crusader Church, Pools of Bethesda, the Sister of return for our farewell dinner at our hotel. We then depart for
Haifa, right on the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. Dinner is Zion Convent (to see the Pavement where Jesus stood as he the airport in Tel Aviv for our late-night flight back home.
served, with an orientation meeting and optional walk to fol- DAY 6 – JUNE 9 – BEIT SHEAN/JERICHO/MT. OF OLIVES/ was being tried by Pilate), Ecco Homo Arch, and then to the
low. BETHLEHEM Church of the Holy Sepulcher. DAY 11 – JUNE 14 – ARRIVAL BACK HOME
Following an optional sunrise service, and breakfast, we begin This afternoon you will be fascinated by your visit to the Israel We arrive early in the morning back to the States. After cus-
DAY 3—JUNE 6 – CAESAREA/CARMEL/ MEGIDDO/NAZARETH/ our drive down the Jordan Valley as we head towards Jerusa- Museum and the model of Jerusalem (1 to 50 scale model of toms, we say our goodbyes to the group as we find our con-
TIBERIAS lem. The highway will take us to many of the following biblical Herodian Jerusalem as it would have appeared in Jesus’ time). necting flights back home. The end of a great trip and a life-
Today we depart for Galilee, visiting the following biblical sites: sites: Beit Shean (1 Sam. 31:10);, a well preserved Decapolis Here we will also see the Shrine of the Book where some of the changing “journey of a lifetime!”
Caesarea (Acts 9 & 25). Mt. Carmel (1 Kgs. 18), Megiddo Roman cities. Here the bodies of King Saul and his sons were Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed. A visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s
(Armageddon; 1 Kgs. 9:15; Rev. 16:16), Nazareth (Luke 1 and hung from the city walls. ( 1 Samuel 31:10 –12). On to Jericho, Holocaust Museum is also planned. Dinner and overnight in * While we do our very best at making sure all items listed
2), Cana (John 2) and Tiberias (John 6:23). We drive to our the ancient city where the wall came tumbling down (Josh. 2– Jerusalem, with another optional walk. in your itinerary are included, there are times when condi-
“kibbutz-hotel” located right on the Sea of Galilee shoreline. 6; Mark 10:46; Luke 19:1)..The road from Jericho to Jerusalem tions beyond our control affect your program/itinerary, in-
After dinner, we enjoy sitting together for an optional time of is an ascent of 4,000 feet in 13 miles. To conclude our day, we cluding but not limited to air carrier changes, delays,
fellowship and worship. will pass by Rachel’s tomb on the outskirts of Bethlehem, and weather, political climate, time constraints, or changes by
visit the Church of the Nativity and Shepherd’s Field. Finally your tour leader and tour guide.