TOUR of ISRAEL 13 Days of Biblical Insight with Dr
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Join Shalom Ministries Inc., Bethany Baptist Church, Boones Creek Bible Church and Condell Park Bible Church for a TOUR of ISRAEL 13 Days of Biblical Insight with Dr. Craig Hartman, Pastor Matt Collier, Pastor Dale Cunningham and Pastor Glenn Matthews January 5-17, 2020 Departure from Charlotte, NC for $3,798* or from Tri-Cities, TN for $3,898* Israel Land-only package: $2,498* For information, please contact Sharon Steuerwald at 828-884-5791 or [email protected] Price Includes: • Basic Tour & Guided Sightseeing • Roundtrip International Airfare Additional baggage & optional fees may apply. See fine print for details. • Fuel Surcharges & Government Taxes (Subject to Change) • Admin. Fees, Entrance Fees, Most Gratuities & Program Fees • Breakfast & Dinner Daily • Deluxe Motorcoaches • First Class Hotels and much more! *The price of $3,798 CLT; $3,898 TRI* or $2,498*, which is subject to change, is based on a minimum participation in the tour of 25 travelers paying $3,798 CLT; $3,898 TRI or $2,498*. A fewer number of passengers may result in an increase in the price. The price also reflects a 4% cash or check discount. Please refer to the payment terms in the fine print on the 4th page of the brochure for more information. Tour of Israel Day 1, Sunday, January 5, 2020 - Depart USA Day 5, Thursday, January 9, 2020 - Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Depart USA on your transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, with Golan Heights, Kursi dinner and breakfast served en route. This morning travel to Tel Dan, where you can see the ancient city gates from the time of Abraham. Proceed to Banias (Caesarea Day 2, Monday, January 6, 2020 - Arrive in Israel, Jaffa Philippi), where Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ. Enjoy a Arrive in Tel Aviv. Visit the old city of Jaffa, where Simon the Tanner lush stroll through the beautiful nature preserve. Continue to the lived and from where Peter left to bring the gospel to Cornelius Golan Heights for a spectacular view from the Peace Vista of the (Acts 9, 10). Transfer to your hotel in Netanya for dinner and Sea of Galilee. Return to the Sea of Galilee area to visit Kursi, the overnight. likely area where Christ cast the demons into the herd of swine. Overnight in the Galilee. Day 3, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Precipice Day 6, Friday, January 10, 2020 - Mt. Gilboa (by passing), Proceed northward along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea Harod’s Spring, Beit Shean, Kaser al Yahud, Qumran, Wadi Qelt, to Caesarea, a center of the early Christians, where you will visit Jerusalem-Mt. Scopus view the Roman Aqueduct and Theatre. Above the city of Haifa is Mt. Visit Gideon’s Spring (Ein Harod), where Gideon gathered the army Carmel, where Elijah defeated the Baal prophets. You’ll visit the of Israel against the Midianites. This morning visit Beit Shean, which monastery at the top of the mountain. Travel to Megiddo (biblical has been occupied for over 5,000 years, and view the country’s Armageddon), where 20 different cities lie superimposed upon best preserved Roman amphitheatre and other impressive Roman each other. Visit Mt. Precipice, where Luke describes how Jesus city remains. Visit Kaser al Yahud, the traditional site of the baptism was rejected by those in the synagogue after He taught them. of Jesus by John the Baptist (John 1). Proceed to Qumran to view Overnight in the Galilee. the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and the area that was inhabited by the mysterious community of the Essenes. Day 4, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - Jesus Boat, Galilee Boat Drive through Wadi Qelt to visit the Mt. of Temptation. Have your Ride, Arbel Cliffs, Migdal, Capernaum, Mt. of Beatitudes, Peter’s first view of the Old City of Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus. Overnight Primacy, Tabkha in the Jerusalem area. Begin your morning with a visit to Nof Ginosaur to see the ancient boat dating to the time of Christ. Continue with a boat ride on the Day 7, Saturday, January 11, 2020 - Biblical Gardens at Yad Sea of Galilee. View the Sea of Galilee from Mt. Arbel. In Migdal, Hashmona, Shabbat services with local believers, Sorek Valley/ once home to Mary Magdalene, visit a recently discovered first- Beit Shemesh, Road to Emmaus, Ayalon Valley, Elah Valley century synagogue. Explore Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ Learn Biblical customs at the Yad Hashmona Biblical Gardens. ministry in the Galilean region. Visit the synagogue, which stands Worship at the Shabbat services with Jewish believers. See the on the site where Jesus taught. Recall His teaching and preaching Sorek Valley, home of Samson and Delilah. Continue to Beit the gospel of the kingdom. Visit the peaceful Mt. of Beatitudes. Shemesh, where the Ark was returned to the Israelites by the On this hill, Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Stop at Philistines. Walk the Road to Emmaus, where Jesus met two the Chapel of the Primacy, where Peter confessed his devotion to disciples after His resurrection. Journey into the Old Testament as Christ 3 times (John 21). At Tabkha, the traditional location for the you visit the Valley of Ayalon, where the sun stood still as Joshua calling of the disciples and the feeding of the 5,000, visit the Church defeated the Amorites. Remember David’s victory over Goliath in of Loaves and Fish. Overnight in the Galilee. the Valley of Elah. Overnight in the Jerusalem area. Day 8, Sunday, January 12, 2020 - Knesset, Second Temple Day 12, Thursday, January 16, 2020 - Mt. of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Model, Shrine of the Book, Yad Vashem Garden of Gethsemane, Caiaphas’ House, David’s Tomb, Upper Room, View the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. Visit the Israel Museum Shepherds’ Fields, Garden Tomb. to see the Second Temple Model of Jerusalem and the Shrine Recount the final hours of Jesus before His crucifixion by walking from of the Book, where you can see the fragments of the Dead Sea the top of the Mt. of Olives down to the Garden of Gethsemane where Scrolls. Visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and be touched He prayed and was apprehended. At Dominus Flevit Church, visit the by its poignant images. Overnight in the Dead Sea area. place where Jesus mourned for Jerusalem. See the house of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Christ was imprisoned and Peter denied Him. See Day 9, Monday, January 13, 2020 - Ein Gedi, Masada, Arad David’s Tomb nearby. On Mt. Zion, see the Upper Room where Jesus (time permitting), Beer Sheva had a final meal with his disciples. Enjoy a view of the Shepherds’ Fields. Journey to Ein Gedi and visit the nature preserve and waterfall. Finally, visit the Garden Tomb where Christ was buried and see the empty Visit Masada, Herod’s mountaintop fortress, which became tomb because He is arisen! Transfer to the Tel Aviv airport for your flight the last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against the Romans. home. Ride the cable car to the top to explore. Peer down upon the remains of the Roman camps and siege ramp. Travel to Tel Day 13, Friday, January 17, 2020 - Arrive in the USA Arad, mentioned only four times in the Bible, yet an important city in biblical times. The most remarkable discovery in Arad is the only Israelite temple yet excavated. Its plan appears to follow that of Solomon’s temple. Continue to Beer Sheva, where Abraham lived and dug seven wells (meaning of the name Beer Sheva, Gen. 26:23). Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 10, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - Temple Mount, Pool of Bethesda, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, New Drainage Tunnel, Southern Steps/Davidson Center Visit the Temple Mount to view the site of the Jewish Temple. Continue to the Pool of Bethesda, where Christ healed the lame man. Outside of the city walls, visit the City of David, where you see the Gihon Spring, Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam. Continue your time in Jerusalem and have a partial view of the new Drainage Tunnel. Visit the Davidson Center and the Southern Wall Excavations including the Teaching Steps and the Western Wall. Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 11, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - Emeq Tsurim, Temple Institute, Jewish Quarter, Western Wall, Western Wall Tunnel, Antonia Fortress, Lithostratus, Church of the Holy Sepulchre Start your day with a visit to Emeq Tsurim, the archaeological site where excavations from under the Temple Mount are being studied. Visit the Temple Institute to learn of the ordinances and ceremonies of the Temple. Walk the Jewish Quarter and take time to visit the Cardo, a 2,000-year-old market with shops old and new. Touch a piece of the Temple when you pray at the Western Wall. Visit underground Jerusalem when you walk through the Western Wall Tunnel. Continue to the Lithostratus to see the remains of the Antonia Fortress where Pilate tried Jesus. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Overnight in Jerusalem. THE FINE PRINT INCLUDED IN PRICE: • Roundtrip international and domestic airfare • Deluxe motorcoaches • 1st class hotels • Guided sightseeing • Entrance fees to sites visited (as listed in itinerary) • Breakfast & dinner daily, hotel gratuities • Fuel surcharges $600 For More Information • Taxes $98 (Increases in government tax and fees are subject to change) • Program fees NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE: • Optional Travel Protection Program (see premium schedule) or to Reserve • Miscellaneous fees such as individual transfers; passports, laundry, lunches, beverages at meals, baggage fees • Voluntary “Love Offering” for guide and driver • $100 Document fee for Non-US/Canadian residents, Visas for Non-US citizens ACCOMMODATIONS: your Spot Price is based on double occupancy.