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ISRAEL STUDY TOUR
JUNE 5-19, 2013
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June 5, Wed. - Depart from San Francisco to Tel Aviv.
June 6, Thurs. - Arrive in Tel Aviv. Transfer to your hotel for Dinner and Overnight Metropolitan
Hotel in Tel Aviv. D
June 7, Fri. - Matriarchs and Patriarchs. Drive to the Negev Desert to visit Tel Beersheba, descend
the water channel, visit Tel Arad, travel by camel, and then continue to hotel on the shore of the Dead
Sea. Time to float in the Dead Sea, use the Spa, and relax in the pools around the hotel.
Dinner/Overnight at Leonardo Dead Sea Hotel. B/D
June 8, Sat. - Romans, Tax Collectors, and Zealots. Visit Masada (King Herod’s fortress and
Jewish stronghold against the Romans), the ruins at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were
found. Travel north and take a walk through the ruins at Beit Shean/Scythopolis, a well preserved
Decapolis city.
Dinner/Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. B/D
June 9, Sun. - Nazareth. Continue to Nazareth and visit the Church of Annunciation and first century
archaeological excavations. Then on to Sepphoris to explore the ruins. View Tel Cana and discuss
Jesus’ early ministry. Stop by Yardenit which is the Jordan River Baptismal site to remember Jesus’
baptism by John.
Dinner/Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev. B/D
June 10, Mon. - Jesus Ministry Around the Sea of Galilee. Travel to the shore town of Capernaum
with its first century synagogue, Peter’s house, and where Jesus called his disciples to be fishers of
men. In Tabgha, visit the Church of the Multiplication remembering the feeding of the 5,000. Then on
to the ruins of Bethsaida, and Chorazin. You’ll stand on the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus gave his
most famous sermon. Visit the Chapel of the Primacy where three times Peter professes his devotion
to the risen Christ. At lunch we will provide St. Peter’s Fish, then take a relaxing boat ride on the Sea
of Galilee.
Dinner/Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev. B/L/D
June 11, Tues. Jesus and the Decapolis Cities. View the ruins of Hammat Gader Hot Springs. We
will view Jordan’s shared border. Walk the streets of the Decapolis city of Hippos, (possible setting of
the Gergasene Demoniac). Lunch and then take a stroll downtown Tiberias and enjoy the many
restaurants on the waterfront. Stop in Kursi and see an excavation of an ancient city and synagogue
and which is the possible site of the swine drowning in the sea.
Dinner/Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev. B/D
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June 12, Wed. - Jesus’ withdrawal from Galilee. Today we drive to the Golan Heights. View
Gamla, a Zealot stronghold. Stop to view Quneitra and the border between Israel and Syria. We
will talk about the road to Damascus where Saul experienced his call to follow Christ. Also we will
have a view of the Southern Lebanon border. Visit Caesarea Philippi /Banias (a Greek and Roman
cultic site and place of Peter’s “Great Confession.” Take an easy walk at Tel Dan along one of the
sources of the Jordan River.
Dinner/Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev. B/D
June 13, Thurs. - Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Caesarea Maritima. We will view Mount Tabor, the Hill
of Moreh, Nain and then on to the Megiddo excavations in the Valley of “Armageddon.” View Mt.
Carmel (site of Elijah’s contest with the priests of Baal). We will visit Caesarea Maritima, (built by
King Herod the Great and port to which Paul returned from his missionary journeys). Tour
Bethlehem Basilica of the Nativity, allowing time to shop in a local shop for olive wood carvings and
other “treasures” from local Christian artisans. View the Herodion, the palace and fortress built by
King Herod the Great for his final burial place.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 14, Fri. - Jewish Inquiries and the Last Supper. Visit the Peter in Gallicantu Church
(traditional house of Caiaphas), Zion Gate, Church of the Dormitian (the Virgin Mary) and the Upper
Room (Last Supper). Conclude at the Garden Tomb for communion.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 15, Sat. - Mount of Olives and Christian Quarter. Stand on top of Mt. of Olives and view
the city as Jesus did. Walk the Palm Sunday route, visiting the Church of Dominus Flevit (where our
Lord Wept). Wander around the olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane's “Church of All Nations”,
remembering Jesus praying in the garden. Enter the old city through St. Stephen’s Gate to the
Bethesda Pools, and Antonia Fortress, and sing at St. Anne’s Crusader Church. You’ll walk along
the Via Dolorosa, noting the Stations of the Cross and experiencing the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre and interpreting the ruins underneath.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 16, Sun. - Free day to spend worshipping with local community.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 17, Mon. - Jesus’ Teachings in the Temple. Visit the Old City of Jerusalem, starting from
the Jewish Quarter. View Synagogues, the ancient Cardo, the Wohl Museum (first century
mansions) and pray at the Western Wall. Visit the Temple platform, the Mosque compounds and the
Southern Wall stairs and excavations.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 18, Wed - Museums in Jerusalem. A visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and the
Menorah at the Knesset building. Continue to the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book (home
of the Dead Sea Scrolls) and the Holy Land Model of Jerusalem. Take the remainder of the day for
shopping.
Dinner/Overnight at Grand Court Hotel in Jerusalem. B/D
June 19, Thurs. - Breakfast then depart for USA.
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Dr. Jim Fleming, preeminent scholar of
Biblical archaeology, history and
interpretation, Dr. Jim Fleming is
unsurpassed in his ability to illustrate and
make Biblical texts come alive. His teaching
skills and techniques astound and inspire.
He is the Founder and Director of the
Explorations in Antiquity Center near
LaGrange, Georgia, and is the founder of
the Biblical Resources Study Center,
Jerusalem, Israel. In addition, Dr. Fleming
was founder of the World of the Bible
Archaeological Museum and Pilgrim Center
at Ein Karem, Jerusalem; he is on the
Advisory Board of Biblical Archaeology
Review; and he has been Professor and
Lecturer at Hebrew University in Jerusalem,
Israel.
For over 25 years he has taught Jewish and
Arab tour guides about Christianity and
important sites of the Old and New
Testament and byzantine periods of history
for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
Hannaniah (Oliver) Pinto has lived in Jerusalem Israel since 1983. He is an Israeli tour guide
licensed in four languages. His teaching is focused on archaeology and the Jewish background of the
Bible. He will help you to understand the remains of biblical towns, connecting them to stories in the
Bible in a new and exciting way.
His recently published book: “Jesus’ Last Night with His Disciples, a Study of the First Century
Historical and Archaeological Setting of the Last Supper. He is program director at Explorations In
Antiquity Center. He also co-leads tours to Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Greece and Italy.