Walking the Land - 10 Days 9 Nights in Israel

Day 4 – Nazareth - Theme - The Word Became Flesh and Dwelled Among Us - Jesus as a man

Kfar Cana – First miracle, water turned to wine.

The Annunciation Church, where the Word became Flesh.

Nazareth Village – a delightful recreation of a Galilean Jewish village in the time of Jesus, illustrating the parables.

Mt Precipice – rejection of Jesus by his hometown.

Drive back to Nazareth 

Dinner & Overnight in Nazareth

Day 3 – Jordan River – Theme - Ministry of John the baptist - Teaching about the kingdom of heaven in the future. 

John the Baptizer – in the spirit of the prophet Elijah, 

Jericho – the City of Palms

Qumran - Dead Sea Scrolls 

Baptismal Site Qaser Elyhoud – Bethany beyond the Jordan.

 

Jordan Valley – we descend through the Syrian-African Great Rift

 

Driving up the Jordan Valley to Nazareth

 

Check into The Hotel in Nazareth for 2 nights

 

Dinner & Overnight in a Hotel in Nazareth

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jkvpmw/Session_1__Geography_of_the_Land_of_the_Bible.pdf

The Geographical division of the Land

(Based on Deuteronomy 1:6-8)

 The plain of Asher, western Galilee, Phoenician coast.

Extends from Rosh Hanikra in the North to Mt. Carmel in the south.

Size 5 X 20 miles.

Two Rivers:

Naaman River (Nahar Haman) South of Acco

Kishon River.

Divided Between Two Tribes.

Asher

Part of the ninth Solomonic District – 1 Kings 4:16.

Given to Phoenicia by Solomon – 1 kings 9:10 – 14.

 

The Plain of Sharon, Ugarit God of Forest, full of trees bushes and Kurkar Stone.

Extends from Mt. Carmel in the North to the Yarkon River in the South – 60 miles. Samaria on the east and Mediterranean sea on the west.

Rivers:

Crocodile (Nahal Taninim ) – From Dothan and Carmel between Dor and Caesarea.

Dead – From Dothan to south of Caesarea.

Salt – South Natanya.

Auja – Yarkon

Noted for Two Harbors: Dor and Joppa.

In New Testament times a third Harbor was added.

It Had a tendency to swamp, causing the via maris to move from the coastland to inland to Aphek, currency waves brought sand from the delta and deposited it in the eastern coast.

In Egyptian records it is mentioned by Thutmse III, Amenhotep II, Shishak and the Amarna Letters.

In Assyrian records it is mentioned by Esarhaddon and Tiglath Pileser III.

Mentioned by Eshmenzer of Sidon.

The King was Killed by Joshua – Joshua 12:18.

Given to the tribe of Manasseh – Jousha 17:7-10

In David’s time, he had herds in Sharon – I Chronicles 27:29.

Part of the Third Solomonic District – I Kings 4:10 -11

The inhabitants in this area began to turn to God under the preaching of Peter – Acts 9:35.

Famous Flower: The Rose of Sharon (an autumn crocus) – Song of Solomon 2:1.

The Prophets: Isaiah 33:9, 35:2, 65:10

in this century the soil was discovered to be exellent for citrus tees and the Sharon plain has become the major base for israel’s citrus industry.  

 

The Philistine Plain,

Extends from the Yarkon River in the North to Raphia in the south, to wadi elarish ( Gaza ). West medeteranian sea east Shfelah.

Rivers:

Rubin

Sukerir

Wadi el-hesi

Wadi Chazzem

Wadi Sheriah.

Settled by the Philistines in the 12th century BC who came from Caphtor ( Crete) – Amos 9:7

The Philistines established the five cities of the Pentapolis – Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, I Samuel 6:16,18.

The Coastline.

(1) Ashdod

(2) Ashkelon

(3) Gaza

Inland

(1) Ekron

(2) Gath

Abraham journeyed through the land of the Philisines – Genesis 21:32-34

Moses did not choose to go that way – Exodus 13:17

Philistines control retained- Joshua 13:2-3.

The Ark of the Covenant spent seven months in the Philistine Plain – I Samuel 5:1-6.

David Lived in the Land of the Philistine – I Samuel 27:1-11, 29:11 in Ziglag.

The Head of Saul and his Armour were carried into the Land of the Philistines – I Samuel 31:9, I Chronicles 10:9.

Mentioned in Daviss Lamentation – II Samuel 1:20

Subdued by David – I Chronicles 20:4-8

Marked the border of Solomon Kingdom – II chronicles 9:26

This is where the Shunammite fled to because of the Famine – II Kings 8:2-3

The Prphets: Jeremiah 25:20, 47:1-7, Ezejiel 16:27, 57, Joel 3:4, Amos 1:6-8, 9:7, Obadiah 19, Zephaniah 2:4-7 , Zechariah 9:6.

Day 3 – Jordan River – Theme - Ministry of John the baptist - Teaching about the kingdom of heaven in the future. 

John the Baptizer – in the spirit of the prophet Elijah, 

Jericho – the City of Palms

Qumran - Dead Sea Scrolls 

Baptismal Site Qaser Elyhoud – Bethany beyond the Jordan.

 

Jordan Valley – we descend through the Syrian-African Great Rift

 

Driving up the Jordan Valley to Nazareth

 

Check into The Hotel in Nazareth for 2 nights

 

Dinner & Overnight in a Hotel in Nazareth

 

 

 

 

Texas Long horns look at the center, the plaster looks like Texas

'Hook Em'

Day 3 – Jordan River – Theme - Ministry of John the baptist

Jericho

Qumran 

Baptismal Site

Driving up the Jordan Valley to Nazareth

Day 2 –  Theme - The Story of the Birth of Jesus 

Visit Herodium National Park 

Shepherd’s Fields

Church of Nativity

Dinner & Overnight at Hotel in Bethlehem

Day 2 –  Theme - The Story of the Birth of Jesus 

Visit Herodium National Park 

Shepherd’s Fields

Church of Nativity

Dinner & Overnight at Hotel in Bethlehem

Day 2 –  Theme - The Story of the Birth of Jesus 

Visit Herodium National Park 

Shepherd’s Fields

Church of Nativity

Dinner & Overnight at Hotel in Bethlehem

Day 1 – Arrival to Israel: 

Group flight arrives to Israel – Ben Gurion Airport

Twins Tours Guide meet group in airport arrivals Hall

Drive to Bethlehem (1 hour) - Check into The Hotel

The differences between eastern way of thinking and western way approach to life, in order to understand scripture in a more colorful deeper perspective.

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