Sunday, May 16 We visited the Temple Mount and were told by our guides not to wear shorts and to not hold hands or show public displays of affection. Christian bibles and texts are not allowed on the mount. The mount is Palestinian controlled but Israeli soldiers mark the entrances for security. On the Temple [...]
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Saturday, May 15 We woke up early and left the Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem and took the short drive over to the Garden of Gethsemane (Gethsemane means oil press). If you haven’t read, refer back to the post about our trip to Nazareth where we saw an actual olive press. This post is long, [...]
Friday, May 14 It seemed like we got up earlier and earlier each day, and if my notes are correct, it’s 7:10AM and we embarked to Masada. Soon after leaving Jerusalem, you come to understand what the word wilderness means when talked about in the scriptures. This is the Judean wilderness. Not far from Jerusalem, [...]
Thursday, May 13 We left at 8:00AM from our Hotel in Jerusalem (the Olive Tree Hotel) and traveled the short distance south to Bethlehem. We took our passports with us since we were going through Palestinian territory. Bethlehem – Behind the Wall There was a huge wall constructed around the area, and we had to de-bus [...]
Wednesday, May 12 We started out the day at 8:00 on the bus to Capernaum. We packed all our stuff on the bus as this would be our last day in the Galilee for the trip. Capernaum on the Shore of the Sea of Galilee Jesus lived in Capernaum, the story of Jairus’ Daughter occurred [...]
