TOUR IN THE SPRING OF 2019 WITH FIRST FRUITS OF ZION March 17 to April 1, 2019 ou are invited to visit the geographic center of the spiritual world: The holy . Join the YMessianic Jewish ministry of First Fruits of Zion for fourteen days exploring the land of the Bible. Travel the land from to Eilat (north to south) and from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea (east to west).

See your Bible come alive

Unlike an ordinary tourist trip to Israel, this unique study Sabbath—the LORD’s holy day—with other Messianic Jewish tour focuses on placing the biblical text onto the land, and Gentile believers. Learn about Israel’s past through the emphasizing biblical geography, history, and archaeology. lenses of archaeology and look toward Zion’s future through This is the trip for serious students of the Bible. prophetic promises of the kingdom. Imagine walking the ancient paths of Abraham, Isaac, and Come up to Zion! Every believer should visit Israel at least Jacob. Imagine visiting the synagogues of the where once. It’s not just a vacation, it’s a spiritual pilgrimage. Come Yeshua taught. Imagine praying in the holy city of : discover your biblical heritage in the land where it all began.

Walk about Zion and go around her; count her towers; Boaz Michael consider her ramparts; go through her palaces, that you may director, first fruits of zion tell it to the next generation. (Psalm 48:12–13) With First Fruits of Zion, every day in Israel is full of adventure and the thrill of discovery. Connect with the land, the people, and the Scriptures of Israel. Celebrate the Walk in the footsteps of Jesus

Immerse Yourself in the (First Fruits of Zion Educational the Bible, with on-site lectures, stories, Land—Past and Present Director), who brings a Messianic in-depth teaching, maps and study Jewish perspective to the trip, opening materials. No other trip to Israel offers Hike, explore, study, and feel the the world of Yeshua and apostolic an experience with such depth of land of Israel! The First Fruits of Zion history. scholarship in the land of Israel. study tour is not just sightseeing and tourism. We have our own tour guides: Your teachers have a love and passion •• Fourteen days in the land Biblical geographer Steven Lancaster for the physical land of Israel, which •• Four- to five-star hotels and (a professional educator and writer you can share by joining them for accommodations in biblical geography and seasoned hikes, climbs, explorations, and •• Shabbats in Jerusalem and the Israel tour leader) puts the Bible on adventures. Galilee the land with a crash course in history, • Includes all meals (kosher) The intensive full-immersion into the • geography, and archaeology that spans • Maps and study materials world of the Bible dramatically brings • thousands of years and volumes of the Scriptures to life on the stage of scholarship; and D. Thomas Lancaster

Visit ffoz.org/events, call 800-775-4807, or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Tentative Itinerary (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Sun, March 17 Departure from Newark, New Jersey (EWR) Mon, March 18 Arrive in Israel and Shephelah/Lowlands of Judah ❙ Arrival in Tel Aviv, 6:35 am / Beth Shemesh, Elah Valley, Beit Guvrin, Lachish (one night at Leonardo , Beer Sheva)

Tue, March 19 Biblical Negev and Great Wilderness ❙ Tel Sheva (Beer-sheva), , , Mizpah Ramon, Ramon Crater, Nahal Paran (one night at Israel Yam Suf, Eilat)

Wed, March 20 Red Sea and Aravah Road to Dead Sea ❙ Coral Beach, Timnah Valley, En Hatzevah / Timnah Fortress (one night at Daniel Dead Sea, En Boqeq)

Thu, March 21 Dead Sea and Judean Wilderness ❙ Dead Sea, , En Gedi and (six nights in Dan Panorama, Jerusalem) Fri, March 22 Mount of Olives and Tribal Territory of Benjamin ❙ Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Nebi Samwil, Ein Sataf in the Sorek Canyon

Sat, March 23 Sabbath worship and rest, Jerusalem ❙ Sabbath worship, Jerusalem picnic, afternoon walk (optional) Sun, March 24 Old Jerusalem ❙ Sites in , Jerusalem: Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, Southern Wall Excavations, Cardo, Broad Wall, Church of the Resurrection, Jaffa Gate

Mon, March 25 Tribal Territory of Ephraim and Samaria ❙ Geba-Michmash Pass, Shiloh, Mount Gerazim, Jacob’s Well (politically sensitive sites)

Tue, March 26 Jerusalem and Bethlehem Area ❙ Herodian, Shepherds’ Fields, Second Temple Model and Jerusalem free time Wed, March 27 Jerusalem to Galilee ❙ Wadi Kelt, Jordan Valley Road to Galilee, Beth-shan (four nights at Nof Ginosar, ) Thu, March 28 Golan and Huleh Basin ❙ , Tel Dan, /Caesarea-Philippi, Golan overview Fri, March 29 and Northern Shore ❙ Mount , , Tabgha, , Boat ride Sat, March 30 Sabbath worship and rest, Galilee ❙ Sabbath worship and a day of rest by the lake Sun, March 31 and Sharon Plain ❙ Mount Precipice above Nazareth, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Caesarea on the Sea Mon, April 1 Departure from Tel Aviv ❙ Arrive Newark (EWR) 6:00 am

March 17 – April 1, 2019 ❙ $4,965 per person (land-only $3,575) Includes airfare from Newark, NJ, 4-star hotels, all food, transportation within Israel, and all tips and fees. A $500 deposit is due upon tour application; the remaining balance is due December 17, 2018. Visit ffoz.org/events, call 800-775-4807, or email [email protected] for more information.

First Fruits of Zion Israel / United States / Canada Phone: 417 468 2741 Toll-free: 800 775 4807 www.ffoz.org