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Jennifer Mayes who was on our trip created an itinerary of our trip with the corresponding passages of scripture linked to each site!
Israel
May 24th - June 3rd 2023
Guide: Bob Lepine
Day 1: Thursday, May 24th
Day 2: Friday, May 25th
Day 3: Saturday, May 26th
Day 4: Sunday, May 28th
Day 5: Monday, May 29th
Day 6: Monday, May 29th
Day 7: Tuesday, May 30th
Day 8: Wednesday, May 31st
Day 9: Thursday, June 1st
Other resources:
Israel
May 24th - June 3rd 2023
Guide: Bob Lepine
Day 1: Thursday, May 24th
- Travel from USA to Israel
Day 2: Friday, May 25th
- Arrive Tel Aviv
- Drive through Jaffa along Mediterranean Sea stay at Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- Timber from Lebanon to be sent to Joppa: 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7
- Jonah sails from Joppa: Jonah 1:3
- Peter raises Tabitha from the dead: Acts 9:36-43
- Peter’s vision in Joppa: Acts 10:5-16
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/jaffa/
- Timber from Lebanon to be sent to Joppa: 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7
Day 3: Saturday, May 26th
- Caesarea Maritima
- Philip arrives in Caesarea: Acts 8:40
- Agabus prophesies Paul’s death: Acts 21:8-11
- Peter visits Cornelius: Acts 10
- God strikes down Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:21-23
- Paul is imprisoned in Caesarea: Acts 23:23—26:32
- https://www.bibleplaces.com/caesarea/
- Philip arrives in Caesarea: Acts 8:40
- Mt. Carmel - Muhraka
- 1 Kings 18:16-45
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/mount-carmel/
- 1 Kings 18:16-45
- St. Gabriel Greek Orthodox Church - Mary’s Well
- Luke 1:26-38
- https://www.biblewalks.com/stgabriel
- Luke 1:26-38
- Church of the Annunciation - Caves where Mary lived before marriage to Joseph
- Mount of Precipice - where they took Jesus to throw him off a cliff
- Luke 4:49-30
- https://www.biblewalks.com/mtprecipice
- Luke 4:49-30
- Cana, the Wedding Church - Where Jesus turned water into wine
- John 2:1-11
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/cana/
- John 2:1-11
- Arrive and overnight at the Cesar Hotel in Tiberias, Israel
Day 4: Sunday, May 28th
- Sea of Galilee Boat Ride
- Caesarea Philippi
- Capernaum
- Jesus makes his home in Capernaum: Matthew 4:12-17
- Jesus teaches in the synagogue: Mark 1:21-28
- Jesus cures Peter’s mother-in-law: Mark 1:29-31
- Paying the temple tax: Matthew 17:24-27
- Jesus calls Matthew: Matthew 9:9-12
- Jesus condemns Capernaum: Matthew 11:20-24
- Jesus heals a centurion’s servant: Luke 7:1-10
- Jesus cures a paralyzed man: Mark 2:1-12
- “I am the bread of life”: John 6:22-59
- Matthew 4:12-17
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/capernaum/
- https://www.biblewalks.com/capernaum
- Jesus makes his home in Capernaum: Matthew 4:12-17
- Yardenit Baptismal Site - Jordan River
- The Israelites cross the Jordan on dry ground: Joshua 3:14-17
- Elijah crosses the Jordan on dry ground: 2 Kings 2:8
- John baptizes Jesus: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34
- Naaman’s leprosy is cured in the Jordan: 2 Kings 5:1-14
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/jordan-river/
- https://www.yardenit.com/
- The Israelites cross the Jordan on dry ground: Joshua 3:14-17
- Overnight at the Cesar Hotel in Tiberias, Israel
Day 5: Monday, May 29th
- Mount of Beatitudes
- The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:1-7:28
- The parable of the sower: Mark 4:1-9
- Jesus commissions the disciples: Matthew 28:16-20
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/mount-of-beatitudes/
- The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:1-7:28
- Tabgha - Church of the Primacy of St. Peter
- Jesus commissions Peter: John 21: 1-19
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/tabgha/
- Jesus commissions Peter: John 21: 1-19
- Golan Heights - Drive to Samria
- Church of St. Photina - Jacob’s Well (Nablus, Palestine in West Bank)
- John 4:5-42
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/jacobs-well/
- John 4:5-42
- Mount of Olives
- King David flees over the Mount of Olives: 2 Samuel 15:30
- King Solomon builds pagan temples: 1 Kings 11:7-8
- “Glory of the Lord” stops on Mount of Olives: Ezekiel 11:23
- Splitting of mount prophesied: Zechariah 14:3-4
- Jesus enters Jerusalem: Luke 19:29-44
- Jesus foretells his Second Coming: Matthew 24:27-31
- Jesus prays before his arrest: Matthew 26:30-56
- Jesus ascends into heaven: Acts 1:1-12
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/mount-of-olives/
- King David flees over the Mount of Olives: 2 Samuel 15:30
- Garden of Gethsemane
- Jesus prays in Gethsemane: Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; Mark 32-42
- Jesus is arrested: Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-12
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/gethsemane/
- Jesus prays in Gethsemane: Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; Mark 32-42
- Church of All Nations
- Arrive and overnight at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem
Day 6: Monday, May 29th
- Shepherd’s Field
- Church of the Nativity
- The birth of Jesus: Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-25
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/church-of-the-nativity/
- The birth of Jesus: Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-25
- Cenacle - Upper Room
- The Last Supper: Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-23; John 13:1—17:26
- Institution of the Eucharist: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/cenacle/
- The Last Supper: Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-23; John 13:1—17:26
- Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu
- Matthew 26:69-75
- John 18:15-27
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/church-of-st-peter-in-gallicantu/
- Matthew 26:69-75
- King David’s Tomb
- Church of Pater Noster - Lord’s Prayer
- Matthew 6:7-14
- Luke 11:1-4
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/church-of-pater-noster/
- Matthew 6:7-14
- Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 7: Tuesday, May 30th
- Drive through Judean Wilderness (Rift Valley) where Jesus was tempted Matthew 4:1-11
- Masada
- Ein Gedi - Where David Hid from Saul
- 1 Samuel 24
- https://www.bibleplaces.com/engedi/
- 1 Samuel 24
- Qumran - Dead Sea Scrolls and where it is believed that John the Baptist may have been part of this community before he began his baptizing work.
- Jericho
- Joshua captured Jericho: Joshua 6:1-21
- Elisha purifies the spring: 2 Kings:19-22
- Zacchaeus meets Jesus: Luke 19:1-10
- Jesus heals Bartimaeus: Mark 10:46-52
- The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/jericho/
- Joshua captured Jericho: Joshua 6:1-21
- Dead Sea
- God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah: Genesis 19:24-26
- Prophesy that the Dead Sea will become fresh: Ezekiel 47:8-10
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/dead-sea/
- God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah: Genesis 19:24-26
- Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 8: Wednesday, May 31st
- Western Wall
- Solomon builds the Temple: 1 Kings 5-6
- Jesus foretells the destruction of the Temple: Mark 13:1-8
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/western-wall/
- Solomon builds the Temple: 1 Kings 5-6
- Western Wall Tunnel
- Temple Mount
- Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac: Genesis 22:1-19
- David buys the threshing floor: 2 Samuel 24:18-25
- Solomon builds the First Temple: 1 Kings 5-6
- Jesus is presented in the Temple: Luke 2:22-38
- Jesus is found among the teachers in the Temple: Luke 2:41-51
- Jesus cleanses the Temple: John 2:14-16
- Jesus prophesied the destruction of the Temple: Matthew 24:1-2
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/temple-mount/
- Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac: Genesis 22:1-19
- Dome of the Rock
- Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Pools of Bethesda
- Church of St. Anne
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Jesus’s Tomb
- Via Dolorosa - Way of the Cross (we walked part of this as we walked through Old City Jerusalem)
- Jewish Quarter - Lunch
- Ruins of the South Side Temple
- Possible location for Pentecost Acts 2
- https://www.holylandsite.com/temple-southern-stairs
- Possible location for Pentecost Acts 2
- Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 9: Thursday, June 1st
- City of David
- David captures Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:6-7
- David sees Bathsheba bathing: 2 Samuel 11:2
- Hezekiah brings water into the city: 2 Kings 20:20
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/city-of-david/
- David captures Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:6-7
- Hezekiah’s Tunnels
- King Hezekiah digs a tunnel: Sirach 48:17
- https://www.bibleplaces.com/heztunnel/
- King Hezekiah digs a tunnel: Sirach 48:17
- Pool of Siloam
- King Hezekiah digs a tunnel: Sirach 48:17
- Building the Pool of Siloam: Nehemiah 3:15
- Jesus heals a blind man: John 9:1-41
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/pool-of-siloam/
- King Hezekiah digs a tunnel: Sirach 48:17
- Yad Vashem - Holocaust Museum
- Garden Tomb
- The burial of Jesus: Matthew 27:57-66; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42
- The Resurrection: Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-10
- https://www.seetheholyland.net/garden-tomb/
- The burial of Jesus: Matthew 27:57-66; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42
- Dinner and Flight Home
Other resources:
- Historical Timeline of the Holy Land: https://www.seetheholyland.net/historical-timeline/
- The Bible Journey: https://www.thebiblejourney.org/
- Holy Land Bible Site Review: https://www.biblewalks.com/
- Holy Land Sites: https://www.seetheholyland.net/
- All things Jewish History: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
- Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: https://www.yadvashem.org/
- The Garden Tomb: https://gardentomb.com/