Holy Land & Jordan
HOLY LAND & JORDAN In the Footsteps of the Magi WITH FR. DWIGHT LONGENECKER Author of Mystery of the Magi SEPTEMBER 6-18, 2018 www.catholicheritagetours.com/FDLHL | (800) 290-3876 HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE: Jerusalem: Old City, Mt. of Olives, Mt. Zion, Church of the Holy Sepulcher Ein Karem: St. John the Baptist Bethlehem: Shepherds’ Field, Church of the Nativity, Milk Grotto Sea of Galilee: Tabgha, Mt. of Beatitudes, Magdala, Capernaum Mt. Tabor: Transfiguration site Cana: Miracle of the wedding feast, renewal of wedding vows Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s shop Jordan River: Baptismal Site of Our Lord Jericho: oldest city in the world Herodion: Herod the Great’s Mausoleum Avdat: city along the incense route, where the Three Magi may have stopped Petra: the “Siq,” the Monastery, the Treasury, the Old City, spice route which may have been taken by the Three Kings Mt. Nebo: where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land Jerash: ruins of the walled Greco-Roman settlement of Gerasa, including Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Artemis, and the Forum’s oval colonnade TRIP ITINERARY:* Day 1. Thursday, September 6: Transatlantic flight Avdat, which would have been a main rest stop for caravans traveling Board your flight to Amman, Jordan. from Petra. Frankincense and myrrh were common goods traded along this incense route. Overnight and dinner in Beersheba. (BB, D) Day 2. Friday, September 7: Amman After a late arrival in Amman, board your private motor-coach and Day 7. Wednesday, September 12: Beersheba – Herodion – transfer directly to your hotel.
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