IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF

April 2021

Hosted by Doug Page Matt Pugh

“Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.” Psalm 122:2 DAY THREE DAY SIX TENTATIVE ITINERARY JORDAN RIVER, BET SHAEN, JERUSALEM,

We will depart from DFW airport with Today we will drive to the Jordan River to visit the In the morning we will visit Bethlehem to see the arrival in Tel Aviv. traditional baptism site. From there we will visit the Church of the Nativity and on to the Shepherds’ Field. After a brief stop in Joppa, Spring of Harod where Gideon and his 300 soldiers We will continue to Herodium, Herod’s dramatic and drank. Next we go to Bet Shaen (Biblical Scythopolis) glorious palace fortress with views of Jerusalem and of we will continue to Hadera to visit the Roman theatre, paved road and the Judean wilderness. Next we go to the Valley of for dinner and overnight. excavations. We will return to Tiberias to visit Elah, then returning to Jerusalem with visits to the Magdala and sites not seen earlier. Dinner and Garden Tomb, Museum and Shrine of the Book DAY ONE overnight in Tiberias. (containing Old Testament manuscripts) and the CAESAREA, MEGIDDO, HAIFA, SEA OF Model Museum. Our guide will arrive at the hotel after breakfast to begin the days’ touring. We drive to Caesarea, once the DAY FOUR DAY SEVEN JERUSALEM capital of the Roman province, and see the harbor CANA, , SAMARIA, , DEAD SEA from which Paul was taken to Rome. We will then First, we drive to Cana, the site of Jesus’ first Today we visit the Place of Ascension, the Pater proceed to Megiddo, overlooking the Jezreel Valley where we will visit the Church of the Wedding. Next Noster Church and walk the Palm Sunday road. At the and including a visit to Ahab’s tunnel. From there we we visit Nazareth. From there we drive through foot of the hill we will see the Garden of will continue to Mukhraka for a spectacular view of Samaria and stop for a visit at Jacob’s Well and Mount with the ancient olive trees and the Church of All the northern region. Next we will visit Haifa where we Gerizim. We will then continue on to Jericho to see Nations.We will drive along the Kidron Valley to St. will have a wonderful view of the area from Mount the excavations of the oldest city in the world and to Peter in Gallicantu, built over the palace of the high Carmel. We will then arrive in Tiberias on the Sea of view the Mt. of Temptation. From there we will priest Caiaphas. On Mount Zion, we will visit the Galilee where we will stay for three nights. proceed to a hotel where we can enjoy a swim in the tomb of David, Church of the Dormition. Then we Dead Sea, have dinner and overnight. will visit the upper room, the traditional scene of Jesus’ last Passover feast. Lastly, there will be an DAY TWO opportunity to wade through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. , TABGHA, , GOLAN HEIGHTS DAY FIVE DAY EIGHT Take a boat ride across the to MASADA, EIN GEDI, QUMRAN, , JERUSALEM JERUSALEM, TEL AVIV Capernaum as did Jesus and his apostles. See the We will continue along the Dead Sea to Masada, site Today we visit the Wailing (or Western) Wall for a synagogue and Peter’s house. Also by the shore, visit of the Zealots last stand against the Romans. We will private tour of the Western Wall Tunnel. Then we go Tabgha and the ancient mosaic of the Loaves and take a cable car to the summit for sightseeing and a to the Temple Mount and see the Al-Aksa Mosque and Fishes. Visit Chorazim and the ruins of a synagogue wonderful view of the Dead Sea area. Then we will Dome of the Rock. We continue on to see the Pool of where Jesus preached. We will drive to the Mount of drive back along the Dead Sea to Ein Gedi and to Bethesda. After passing the Station of the Cross, we Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount. We Qumran where the Essenes lived to see the caves come to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site of will then drive north to Caesarea Philippi, the site of where they hid the Dead Sea Scrolls. We will continue Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. We will visit the Peter’s confession of the Messiah. We will visit on to Bethany, home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Jewish Quarter to see the Cardo, an ancient Tel-Dan followed by a spectacular drive onto the Then on to Jerusalem for sightseeing and our synagogue, the Burnt house, Herodian Mansion and Golan Heights before returning to the hotel for the accommodations for the next few nights. Tomb of the Kings. Following a farewell dinner, we night. transfer to the airport for departure.