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The Jesus Trek Sample Itinerary 9 Days / 8 Nights The Jesus Trek Sample Itinerary 9 days / 8 nights ESUS T J R E E H K T N A M Z U A A R N E R T E H P A C I S R A E L Day 1 that took place here, the most well-known being the (Depending on exact time of arrival) Battle of Meggido. The Bible names the valley as the • Arrivals on Ben Gurion Aiport location where the “final battle” Armageddonor will • Individual Transfers to the hotel in Tel Aviv take place. The Samaritan mountains appears further • Check-In and dinner at the hotel south, and the Carmel Ridge to the west.Mount Car- • Jonah’s journey, Tabitha’s restoration to life and Pe- mel is the place where the Prophet Elijah confron- ter’s conversion of the gentiles all began in Jaffa. ted the prophets of Baal. Mount Carmel has always • Optional evening tour to the Old Center of Jaffa with been a symbol of beauty, and whilst it is not especially its harbour. high, with a peak of just 550m above sea level, the • Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv change in scenery from the flat Coastal Plain makes it a striking landform (it can be seen from Mount Pre- Day 2 cipice). Today’s hike ends at the area ofMount Tabor • Drive over the Via Maris, “the Way of the Sea” (Matt- – the mountains’ beauty inspired the Psalmist to ex- hew 4:15) claim enthusiastically: “You created the north and the • Visit historic Caesarea Maritima, the Roman Capital south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name” of Judea, where Peter followed God’s leading to visit (Psalms 89:12. Tabor is identified as the place of the Cornelius (Acts 10) and where he proclaimed the gos- “Transfiguration” of Jesus, where “after six days Jesus pel to the Romans (Acts 24-26) took Peter, James and John with him and led them up • “So King Ahab sent all the children of Israel, and gat- a high mountain, where they were all alone.” (Mark hered the prophets together unto Mount Carmel. And 9:2-9). Elijah and Moses appeared before them, who Elijah came to unto the people.” (1 Kings 18:20-21) were talking with Jesus. Visit Mount Carmel, where the Prophet Elijah con- • Biblical style-open fire dinner and overnight at the fronted the prophets of Baal. A view over the valley Beit Keshet Outdoor Camping of Jizreel. • Visit to Nazareth Village, a hands-on experience that Day 4 transports guests to life on a Jewish village in the Ga- Jesus Trek Day 2 – 16 KM lilee two thousand years ago. (Beit Keshet Forest to Kibbutz Lavi) • Check-In • Today’s section of the trail offers a lot of natural beau- • Dinner and overnight in Nazareth ty. In spring, the hillsides of Galilee are a riot of color as wildflowers (the “lilies” of the field referred to in Day 3 Matthew 6:28; Luke 12:27) burst into bloom: irises, Jesus Trek Day 1 – 18 KM anemones, rockrose, larkspur, thorny broom, narcis- (Nazareth to Beit Keshet Forest) sus and wild mustard (referred to by Jesus as a me- • Our jumping-off point isMount Precipice, also known taphor for faith: Matthew 13:31). And of course, the as Mount of Precipitation or Mount of the Leap of herald of spring, the wild almonds, are in blossom. the Lord. This mountain was identified as the place (Curiously, the crocus [possibly the “rose of Sharon” where irate townspeople attempted to throw Jesus mentioned in Song of Songs 2:1], which in most of off the cliff, “but He walked right through the crowd the world is the first flower of spring, here blooms and went on his way.” (Luke 4:29-30). The mountain in November, after the first rains.) Fruit trees inclu- provides a breathtaking panoramic vantage point of de the carob with its edible seed pods (Luke 15:16); Nazareth, the home of Joseph and Mary; here the An- the olive; and the fig (Mark 13:28). The trail passes gel Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her of her future the Mount Keshet Oak Tree Preserve. Covering some pregnancy and Son (Luke 1:26-27); Nazareth is as well 6,000 acres, it protects one of the remaining stands of the childhood home of Jesus. The Jezreel Valley ap- Mt. Tabor oak, a species that once covered vast areas pears immediately below: a strikingly flat landscape of the north and coastal plain. The route crosses as with immense natural beauty and historic importan- well an ancient Roman road which might have been ce. It is named for an ancient city which stood here used by Jesus. During His lifetime it was a major tho- and means “God sows” perhaps alluding to the fertile roughfare running east to west. land in the valley. The Bible recounts several battles • Dinner and overnight at a hotel in the Galilee ESUS T J R E E H K T N A M Z U A A R N E R T E H P A C I S R A E L Day 5 of Parables”. The trail leads to our final destination: Jesus Trek Day 3 – 16 KM Capernaum, Jesus’ “own city” according to the Gospel (Kibbutz Lavi via the Valley of the Doves to Migdal) account (Matthew 9:1). This rich historical site, often • Today’s section of the trail passes expanses of culti- mentioned in the New Testament and considered the vated crops and to wheat fields associated with the “Jerusalem of the Galilee,” is the peak of the Jesus New Testament stories of the grain picked by Jesus Trek experience. In Capernaum Jesus frequented the and his disciples on the Sabbath (Mark 23:2). On synagogue (John 6), went into people’s homes (Matt- the plateau to the northeast is the extinct volcano hew 8:14-15), received supplicants from afar (Mark “Horns of Hattin”, where the Muslim forces of Salah- 2:1), and performed many of His miracles in that very a-Din (Saladin) defeated the Crusader armies in 1187. vicinity. The land portion of the Jesus Trek ends here, Along the way, you’ll come across astounding views in but you we will continue by going out on theSea of nearly every direction: Mount Arbel with its dramatic Galilee in a boat. The Sea of Galilee is Israel’s largest cliffs to the east, the valley of Nahal Arbel below – ex- fresh water lake and also the site of many Biblical tending eastward to the shores of the Sea of Galilee. events. It was here that Jesus walked on water and The trail winds down steeply from the Horns of Hat- calmed the storm. And on the shores of the Sea, He tin following the Nahal N’merim streambed, passing called his disciples unto Him. ancient olive groves, until it joins Nahal Arbel, which• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in the Galilee. flows east towards the Sea of Galilee. The trail then follows the access road that leads toward the fields Dayof 7 the town of Migdal. A short side-trip leads to the site• Drive through the Jordan Valley of ancient Migdal – the “Magdala” of the New Testa-• “Then Jesus came from Galilee down to the Jordan to ment, and by tradition the home of Mary Magdalene. be baptized” (Matthew 3:13). Visit to Qasr el Yahud/ In 2009, archaeologists uncovered a unique first-cen- Betharaba, the traditional site where John the Bap- tury synagogue there. tist baptized and where Joshua entered the Promised • Dinner and overnight at a hotel in the Galilee. Land with the Jewish people • Swim and float in the Dead Sea, bathing yourself in Day 6 the mineral rich water and mud Jesus Trek Day 4 – 15 KM • Visit the Davidson Center with excavations of the He- (From Migdal via Genesaret and Tabgha to Capernaum) rodian Temple, as it stood prior to its destruction by • A side trip to the “Jesus Boat” Museum at Kibbutz Gi- Roman troops in the year 70 AD. See the Hulda Steps nosar is recommended. The first-century fishing craft and Gates, which used to be the main entrance to the exhibited here was discovered in the lakebed in 1986. Holy Temple, through which Jesus entered the Temple The main trail then heads north eventually following • Check-in the turn-off into the Tabgha Valley and the Church of • Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes with its im- pressive ancient mosaics. This is the place where Je- Day 8 sus appeared to His disciples after His resurrection. • “And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of A path leads up through open fields to the Mount of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the the Beatitudes, an enchanting place that invites fee- east side of the city” (Ezekiel 11:23). Drive to the tip lings of quiet and contemplation in the spirit of the of the Mount of Olives, known as the site from where great Sermon on the Mount: “Now when Jesus saw Jesus ascended to heaven after His resurrection. Pa- the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat noramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem from Mount down. His disciples came to him, and he began to te- of Olives and descend the “Palm Sunday Road” to the ach them. He said: Blessed are the poor in spirit…’” Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed on the (Matthew 5-7).
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