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The 2020 Guide Is Available for Download Here Contents Maps ..............................................................1 Daily Reminders .............................................3 Index ..............................................................5 Quick Reference Guide for Biblical Sites and Places ...............................11 Hebrew Words and Sayings ..........................64 Song Lyrics ....................................................65 Daily Devotions .......................................... 117 2020 Itinerary & Travelers .......................... 131 © Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies PO Box 1888 | Lenox, MA 01240 | 413-637-4673 www.berkshireinstitute.org This resource has been compiled solely for educational use in conjunction with the BICS Bible Lands Seminar, and may not be sold or distributed for any other purpose. Cover photo used by permission. Numbered site map adapted from https://www.jmoreliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ shutterstock_313207088-e1563465592495.jpg. Jerusalem map available at https://www.stpeter-gallicantu.org/. Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies o 2 o Bible Lands Travel Guide Daily Reminders Be on time Protect your passport Check-in your room key at the front desk (or carry it securely) Drink plenty of water Sanitize your hands often Respect the Tour Guide by not talking while he/she is talking o 3 o Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked Larnelle Harris I walked today where Jesus walked, In days of long ago. I wandered down each path He knew, with reverent step and slow. Those little lanes, they have not changed, A sweet peace fills the air. I walked today where Jesus walked, And felt His presence there. My pathway led through Bethlehem, A memory’s ever sweet. The little hills of Galilee, That knew those childish feet, The Mount of Olives, hallowed scenes, That Jesus knew before. I saw the mighty Jordan row, As in the days of yore. I knelt today where Jesus knelt, Where all alone He prayed. The garden of Gethsemane, My heart felt unafraid. I picked my heavy burdens up, And with Him by my side. I climbed the Hill of Calvary, I climbed the Hill of Calvary, I climbed the Hill of Calvary, Where on the Cross He died. I knelt today where Jesus knelt, And felt Him close to me. CCLI License # 11462133 o 4 o Bible Lands Travel Guide Index of Biblical Sites and Places Acacia Tree (Arad) .................................................................................36 Almond Tree (Tel Dan) ...........................................................................24 Arad .......................................................................................................35 Azekah (Valley of Elah) ..........................................................................50 Bedouin Tents (Arad) .............................................................................36 Bethany .................................................................................................53 Bethlehem .............................................................................................48 Bethsaida et Tell ....................................................................................19 Beth-Shean ............................................................................................29 Beth-Shemesh ......................................................................................49 Broom Tree (Arad) .................................................................................37 Caesarea Maritima ...............................................................................13 Caesarea Philippi ..................................................................................25 Cana ......................................................................................................25 Capernaum ............................................................................................20 Chorazin ................................................................................................22 Church of All Nations (Gethsemane) .....................................................41 Church of Mary Magdalene (Mt. of Olives) ...........................................41 Church of the Annunciation (Nazareth) ................................................26 Church of the Holy Sepulcher ...............................................................46 Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem) ......................................................49 City Gate (Tel Dan).................................................................................23 Dead Sea ...............................................................................................34 Dome of the Rock (Temple Mount) .......................................................44 Dome of the Spirit (Temple Mount) ......................................................45 Dominus Flavit Church (Mt. of Olives) ..................................................40 En Gedi .................................................................................................38 Fig Tree (Bethany) .................................................................................53 Garden of Gethsemane .........................................................................41 Garden Tomb/Gordon’s Calvary ...........................................................46 Golden Gate/Beautiful Gate (Temple Mount) .......................................43 Grotto of Gethsemane ..........................................................................42 Harod Spring .........................................................................................29 Hazor .....................................................................................................22 Hebron .................................................................................................52 Herod’s Death .......................................................................................48 Herodion ...............................................................................................47 o 5 o Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies Hezekiah’s Broad Wall ...........................................................................59 Hezekiah’s Tunnel ..................................................................................55 Hinnom Valley ......................................................................................54 Introduction ..........................................................................................12 Jericho ...................................................................................................32 Jerusalem ..............................................................................................42 Jezreel Valley .........................................................................................28 Joppa/Jaffa ............................................................................................13 Jordan River/Baptismal Site ..................................................................34 Judean Date Palm (Jericho) ...................................................................33 Kfar Haruv .............................................................................................18 Khirbet Qeiyafa .....................................................................................51 Kidron Valley .........................................................................................54 Kursi ......................................................................................................18 Magdala ................................................................................................15 Masada..................................................................................................37 Megiddo .............................................................................................14 Mt. Arbel ...............................................................................................16 Mt. Carmel ...........................................................................................14 Mt. Ebal & Mt. Gerazim ........................................................................31 Mt. Hermon ..........................................................................................24 Mt. of Beatitudes ..................................................................................19 Mt. of Olives ..........................................................................................39 Mt. Precipice (Nazareth) .......................................................................27 Mt. Scopus ............................................................................................39 Mt. Tabor ...............................................................................................28 Mt. Zion .................................................................................................58 Nazareth ................................................................................................26 Nazareth Synagogue .............................................................................27 Palm Sunday Road (Mt. of Olives) .........................................................40 Pilgrim’s Road ........................................................................................56 Pool of Bethesda ...................................................................................57 Pool of Siloam ......................................................................................55 Qumran .................................................................................................38
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