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Holy Land Tour Where You Will Find a New Dimension in Understanding Christian Journey Through the Land of Israel History and the Life of Jesus Our Messiah Would you like to have a life-changing and never-to-be-forgotten experience? It is our joy to invite you on a trip to the Bible Lands, Holy Land Tour where you will find a new dimension in understanding Christian Journey Through the Land of Israel history and the life of Jesus our Messiah. We will visit places where Jesus walked, lived, taught, performed miracles, was 10-Day Dan to Beer Shevah Itinerary crucified and raised from the dead. March 10-19, 2012 :: Hosted by Dr. John & Jeanie Shultz President of Ashland Theological Seminary :: Estimated price is $4,30000 per person from Cleveland, OH Make a $30000 per person deposit by September 1, 2011 to Act quickly! reserve your place. Only 45 seats are reserved for the flight. Information on the tour is also available at seminary.ashland.edu/events If you have any questions, please contact David Cooksey at 419-289-5138. Please cut along the dotted line. Please reserve my place on the Holy Land Tour! My $30000 deposit is enclosed. Name Address Phone Email Make checks payable to Jerusalem Tours. To reserve your place, please mail this contact card and your check to David Cooksey, ATS, 910 Center St., Ashland, OH 44805. Proposed Itinerary DAY ONE :: En Route a baptismal service at Yardenit for whoever chooses to participate, followed by dinner and will visit the Temple Institute and see replicas of utensils from Depart the USA to Tel Aviv, Israel. Enjoy a hot dinner served aboard the airplane. overnight accommodations. the second Temple era. We will also visit the remains of Caiaphas’ House, where Jesus was kept. We will go on to Mount Zion and visit King David’s Tomb and the room of the Last DAY TWO :: Arrival, Tel Aviv DAY FIVE :: Galilee to Dead Sea Supper, which is just next door. We will finish the day with a short Communion Service at Upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, a representative will meet our group by Today, after breakfast, we will drive south to Beit Sheaan, the largest archeological site in the Garden Tomb. We will have dinner and overnight accommodations in Jerusalem. In the the luggage carousel and assist us through customs. We will then be transferred to our Israel. We will explore the ancient Roman city with the amphitheater and reconstructed evening we will walk and shop in the famous pedestrian street, Ben Yehuda Street. Mediterranean Seaside hotel for dinner and overnight accommodations. streets. Continuing south through the Jordan Valley to Jericho (should conditions allow it), we will view the Mount of Temptations. Our drive will take us through the Qumran Caves area, DAY EIGHT :: Jerusalem and Bethlehem DAY THREE :: To The Galilee where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and on to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea. After breakfast, we will visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial. We will continue to After a rich Israeli breakfast, we will drive north along a famous highway, biblically known as 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world. Our hotel is the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls can be seen. the “Way of the Sea.” We will arrive at Caesarea to explore the ruins of the Roman and Crusader by the Dead Sea shores, where we will swim, or to be more exact, float, on this amazing sea – a The afternoon will be dedicated to visiting the birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem (if it is open). city. We will see the reconstructed Roman city, the walls from the times of the Crusaders and non-swimmers paradise. The day will end with dinner at our hotel. We will see the Church of the Nativity and the Shepherds’ Fields. Dinner and overnight the prison where St. Paul was held in captivity before he was sent to Rome. This was also the accommodations in Jerusalem will end the day. place where the first Gentile was converted to Christianity. As we leave the beautiful walls and DAY SIX :: Masada and Dead Sea moat, we will pass the remains of the Roman horse racing theater, the Hippodrome. We will After breakfast today, we will visit Masada, the site of the Zealots’ last stand against the DAY NINE :: Jerusalem stop at the remains of the Roman Aqueduct, which has been beautifully preserved under the Romans, which was originally built as a magnificent palace for Herod the Great. At this great This is a free leisure day, pursuing personal interests, shopping, or visiting sites we have sand dunes for 2,000 years. We will continue to Mount Carmel and visit the Mukhraka, where fortress we will visit the bathhouse, the storage rooms, the mosaics and the Byzantine Church. missed. In the evening we will celebrate with a Farewell Banquet and the presentation of the Prophet Elijah debated the 450 prophets of Baal. From this spot there is a breathtaking After descending by walking along the ramp built by the Romans, we will drive to a Bedouin Pilgrimage Certificates. There will be a late evening transfer to airport for the flight home. view over the whole Valley of Jezreel, better known as the Valley of Armageddon. After a camp and enjoy a special visit with Middle Eastern hospitality. Continuing on, we will view complimentary falafel lunch at a Druze village, we will continue to the famous Tel Megiddo, Tel Arad, the Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, and Beer Sheva, the “Capital” of the Negev. DAY TEN :: Return to USA the archaeological mound that inspired James Michener's book, The Source. Here we can see This is the city where Abraham dug the seven water wells. Via the Negev Desert, we will the remains of King Solomon's stables, a 4,000-year-old altar from the time of Abraham, and make our way to the Ela Valley, site of the famous battle between David and Goliath. We the magnificent water tunnel. We will continue across the Valley to view Mount Tabor, the site will continue our ascent to Jerusalem, 2,400 feet above sea level, through Beit Shemes and All sites listed in the itinerary will be covered but the sequence and days may be altered to adjust to religious holidays, special closings of sites, air schedules, etc. This tour is not recommended of the Transfiguration. We will then arrive in Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation Emmaus. At the entrance to the Holy City we will celebrate with a traditional blessing, while for those who have mobility limitations since it includes walking on uneven terrain. and the synagogue where Jesus learned to read the Bible. On the way to Tiberias we will pass overlooking the walls of the City of the Lord. The day will conclude with dinner and overnight Cana of Galilee, the village where Jesus performed his first miracle at the wedding. Our arrival accommodations in Jerusalem. at our hotel on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Galilee will be followed by dinner. Before retiring, we will take an evening stroll through the streets of Tiberias. DAY SEVEN :: Jerusalem Today will be one of spiritual uplifting. After breakfast, we will begin with a magnificent view DAY FOUR :: Galilee of the Old City from the Mount of Olives. We will drive down to the Kidron Valley and enter the Wake up to a beautiful morning in the area where Jesus spent 3 years of his ministry. Today we Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations where we can view the Basilica of Agony. will dedicate our time to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. After breakfast, we will drive north The oldest olive trees in the Holy Land are in this area, dating back to ancient times – a living through the Golan Heights to Caesarea Philipi and the Banias, one of the water resources of witness to Jesus’ arrest by the Romans. We will continue along the Kidron Valley, viewing the the Jordan River. We will continue back to the Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum, “the Town Tomb of Zachariah as well as the Tomb of Absalom, King David’s son. We will enter the Old of Jesus,” walk along the ruins of this biblical village, and see the synagogue where Jesus City via the Dung Gate, then proceed to the Wailing Wall, the remnant of Herod’s Temple preached and the house of Peter’s mother-in-law. We will then drive up to the Mount of the and the holiest Jewish site, to touch its ancient stones. We will ascend the Temple Mount and Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. We will visit the beautiful mosaic view the Dome of the Rock. We will continue to the famous tunnels from the Hasmonean era floor at Tabgha, the site of the miracle of the multiplication. We will visit a 2,000-year-old and out to the Via Dolorosa and the Arab Market, the Shuk, with its hundreds of stores selling fisherman’s boat, called “The Jesus Boat,” and sail across the Sea of Galilee. The famous St. many types of artifacts. We will visit the Holy Sepulchre, the largest church in Jerusalem. From Peter’s fish will be our lunch in a restaurant on the lake shore. We will finish the day with there, we will move on to the Jewish Quarter, where we will see the renovated Cardo. We .
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