Egypt, Jordan and Israel The Exodus Tour – 19 days With Dr. Carley Kendrick of Northwest University

DAY 1 SEATTLE DEPARTURE DAY 7 KINGS' HIGHWAY, AMMAN Arrive at the Sea-Tac Airport at least three hours prior to Region: Gilead, Moab, Edom your departure for international check-in procedures. Depart the Rose City for the Kings' Highway (5000 years The availability of meals and in-flight services will be per old). Pass biblical Zered (Wadi Hasa), Kir-hareseth, airline policies. biblical Arnon (Wadi Mujib), and continue to Mt. Nebo for Moses' view of the Promised Land. Continue to Madeba. DAY 2 ARRIVE CAIRO Lodging is in Amman. Region: Lower Egypt In Europe, change aircraft and fly nonstop to Cairo. DAY 8 JORDAN, TO THE SEA OF GALILEE Upon arrival proceed through passport control into Region: Ammon, Gilead, Sea of Galilee customs to meet your escort. He will transfer you to your Depart Amman for a ridge overview of the Jabbok River hotel. (Jacob wrestles the angel of God; Jacob is given the name Israel). Continue to Jerash to view the impressive DAY 3 CAIRO & MEMPHIS ruins of the Cardo Maximus, the Forum, and more. Region: Lower Egypt Watch a reenactment of a chariot race with the dramatic Visit the Cairo Museum of Antiquities. Explore two staging of 40 Roman soldiers, 20 gladiators and a stable galleries of the King Tut exhibit, in addition to viewing of 20 horses in chariot races. Continue northward to other ancient artifacts of Egyptian culture. Continue to Umm Queis (Gadara). Consider the presence of the Giza (Cheops). Ride a camel to the pyramids. View the cities of the Decapolis. Descend Wadi Yarmuk. Follow pyramids and the adjacent Sphinx. Visit a nearby the Jordan River to Pella where Christians fled after the Papyrus Factory. Depart for Memphis (the ancient Jewish revolt. Cross the Sheik Hussein Bridge into capital of Egypt from 3000-2700 BC), and proceed to the Israel. Proceed to the Sea of Galilee for dinner and Step Pyramid, the oldest in Egypt (funerary for King lodging. Djoser). Return to your Cairo lodging. DAY 9 GALILEE SEA CIRCLE TRIP Region: Sea of Galilee DAY 4 THE EXODUS TO MT. SINAI Region: Lower Egypt, Sinai Circle the sea visiting sites of Jesus' ministry. Depart for Depart Cairo for the Nile delta region (biblical Land of the Yarmuk River and ascend the Aphek Plateau for an Goshen) and the Suez Canal. Continue to explore the unobstructed view of the Sea of Galilee from Kfar Haruv. traditional Exodus route of the Israelites to Mt. Sinai. Continue past Kource ("demons into the swine") to Travel via Ein Musa, Wadi Suder, Ain Hawarah, Wadi Bethsaida, home of Peter, Philip, and Andrew. Visit the Gharundel, and Abu Zeneimeh. Continue via Wadi Mt. of Beatitudes (Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Mt. 5-7). Feiran, Plain of Rahah, and the Feiran Oasis. View Mt. Enjoy a walking descent to the seaside of Tabgha. Visit Serbal. Arrive at Mt. Sinai. Capernaum, the center for Jesus' Galilean ministry. Visit the Jesus Boat museum and sail the sea in a double- DAY 5 SINAI SUNRISE, TO PETRA scale replica of a Roman fishing boat. Visit the modern Region: Sinai, Red Sea, Aqaba, Edom baptismal site of the Jordan River. Ascend in the dark to the top of Mt. Sinai. Watch the sunrise and share in an early morning prayer before DAY 10 LOWER GALILEE walking down for breakfast. Visit St. Catherine's Region: Lower Galilee, Sea of Galilee Monastery. Depart via the Watiya Pass (the "Manna Depart the Sea of Galilee for Tel Beth-shean. From the trees") to Neuweiba. Speed across the Red Sea by ruins of Scythopolis consider the demise of Saul, Israel's speed boat to Ababa for an arrival in Jordan, and first king. View ruins of the only Decapolis city west of continue to lodging at Petra. the Jordan. Visit the Spring of Harod, Jezreel, and Mt. Gilboa. Depart for the Mt. Arbel cliffside for an overview DAY 6 DAY AT PETRA of the center of Jesus' operations at Galilee. Climb Region: Edom down the cliff face to discuss King Harod’s ruthless leadership and explore a crusader castle. At Petra, walk for 2 2 miles via the Siq to the ruins of the Rose City. The Nabataean ruins include hundreds of burial chambers and the famous Treasury House. Nearby, the Roman Theater seats 3000. Ascend the ancient High Place of Sacrifice, over viewing the Roman Theater below. Return to the Petra hotel for lodging and dinner. DAY 11 UPPER GALILEE DAY 15 JERUSALCEAMESAREA, JE Region: Upper Jordan, Sea of Galilee Region: JerusalemTO UPPER JORDAN Depart the sea to visit Chorazin, one of three Galilean Free to explore Jerusalem towns cursed by Jesus (Mt. 11: 20-24). Travel north on the ancient Via Maris, to Hazor (ancient crossroads, DAY 16 JERUSALEM largest Canaanite city). Continue to Tel Dan, walking Region: Jerusalem through the Nature Preserve beside the roaring Jordan Visit the Tower of David to become acquainted with the River to Tel Dan. View the High Place of Jeroboam. history of Jerusalem. At the Jaffa Gate, ascend the wall Proceed to Banias, aka Caesarea Philippi (Peter's surrounding Jerusalem=s Old City. Walk the wall around confession of Jesus as Christ.) Return to the sea via the Christian Quarter to the Lions Gate. Descend the Quneitra. Along the way you’ll have a view of the Syrian wall and walk through the Old City to the Dung Gate and border. the City of David. Enter the Gihon Spring and walk by flashlight through the ancient Hezekiah=s Tunnel (bring DAY 12 VALLEY OF SHARON, TO JERUSALEM old shoes or water socks for the knee-deep water). At Region: Coast of Sharon, Jezreel Valley, Jerusalem the end of the tunnel awaits the Pool of Siloam (Jn. 9, Depart for Nazareth to visit Jesus' hometown and Mary's story of the man who was blind at birth). Proceed to the Well. Descend the Nazareth ridge into the Jezreel Valley Jerusalem Garden Tomb for a private tour and and continue to Megiddo, the NT Armageddon of Rev. communion. After sharing, the balance of the day is at 16. At the site, visit the excavations and the water leisure for personal interests in Jerusalem. tunnel. Proceed to Mt. Carmel (Elijah encounters the prophets of Baal). Continue to Caesarea Maritima (Acts DAY 17 DEAD SEA, MASADA 10, the encounter of Peter with Cornelius, a "god- Region: Judean Wilderness, Dead Sea fearer"). Recall Paul standing before Festus and Felix. Depart Jerusalem for Masada. Motor beside the Dead Continue for an overview of the excavations, the theater, Sea to the fortress. Walk up the snake path or ascend by the port and Roman aqueducts. Depart for Jerusalem cable car. View the ruins of the Zealots last stand and enjoy your first view of the Old City from Mt. Scopus against Roman forces, including the siege ramp and the where you may encounter an ancient Genesis blessing. synagogue. Swim in the Dead Sea and continue to Ein Gedi (David and Saul). Walk the path to the waterfall. DAY 13 JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM Depart for Qumran to view the caves. Return to Region: Jerusalem, Judean Hills Jerusalem. Visit the Mt. of Olives for orientation to Jerusalem's Old City (Ps. 122). Walk the traditional Palm Sunday route DAY 18 THE SHEPHELAH past the Dominus Flevit Church to the Garden of Region: Coast of Sharon Gethsemane. Proceed to the Dung Gate and enter the Descend Jerusalem on the Beth-horon Road (where the Ophel Ridge to walk on the Herodian street that Jesus sun stood still) through the Aijalon Valley to the Sorek walked on, and view the Temple foundation. Walk to the Valley and Beth-shemesh (Samson, Ark of the Temple steps from Jesus' time, the one place where we Covenant). Continue to the Valley of Elah (David and know Jesus walked and taught (Lk. 19-21). Depart for Goliath). Ascend Socoh for the geography of David and the Herodium (Herod’s grave), and a view of the Dead Goliath’s encounter. Visit Tel Maresha (King Asa) and Sea and Tekoa (Amos’ home) in the Judaean Hills. Visit tour the underground house and the columbari. the Second Temple caves at the Lutheran church in Bethlehem. Walk through the shuq (market) to the Manger Square and visit the Church of the Nativity. Also DAY 19 DEPARTURE FOR USA visit the caves beneath St. Catherine's Church, including Proceed to the Tel Aviv Airport for the return flight to the the cave of St. Jerome. USA. Fly while reliving the experiences of having traced the Exodus journey, and walked and learned the land of DAY 14 JERUSALEM the Bible. Clear customs upon arriving in the USA. Region: Jerusalem Enter the Dung Gate to visit the Western Wall (Bar Mitzvahs this morning). Also enter the Western Wall Tunnels. Ascend the Temple Mount to view the Dome of the Rock. Continue to the intact St. Anne’s Crusader Church, the Pools of Bethesda, and the Ecce Homo Arch. Walk the Via Dolorosa through the market place into the Jewish Quarter. Enter the Wohl Archaeology Museum for the underground exposure to Upper Jerusalem of Jesus’ time. Continue to the Zion Gate, Mt. Zion and the Upper Room. Visit the Israeli Museum to view biblical artifacts: the Davidic inscription from Tel Dan, the Holy of Holies from Arad, the ossuary of Caiaphas the High Priest and the Shrine of the Book.