Daily Steps on Our Spiritual Pilgrimage

​The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

​The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Day Zero: Depart for Tel Aviv on Friday, arrive by 11:00 AM on Saturday, transfer to the Old City of Jerusalem by 12:30 PM. Start with Day One that Saturday afternoon.

Day One: Jesus’ World, Herodians, Sadducees, and Pharisees: introduction to Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, stay in Old City of Jerusalem

Day Two: Jesus’ World, Romans, Essenes, and Zealots: Qumran, Scroll Caves, Masada, Dead Sea

Day Three: Jesus’ Birth: Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, Shepherds' Fields, and Herodium Fortress

Day Four: Jesus' Baptism and Temptation: River Jordan, Jesus’ Baptism site, Wadi Kelt, St. George's Monastery, Wilderness of Judea

Day Five: Jesus' Home: Jordan Valley, Nazareth Village, House of Mary, Church of the Annunciation, House of Joseph, stay in Nazareth

Day Six: Jesus' Family: Mount Precipice, Sepphoris, Cliffs of Arbel, stay at Sea of Galilee

Sunrise on the Sea of Galilee

Sunrise on the Sea of Galilee

Day Seven:  Jesus' New Family: Capernaum, ancient Galilee Boat, boat trip on the Sea of Galilee, swimming in the lake

 Day Eight: Jesus' Mission Field: Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, swimming in the lake

Day Nine: Jesus’ Mission Field: Bethsaida, Hippo, Chorazin, swimming in the lake

Day Ten: Jesus' Retreats: Gamla, Caesarea Philippi, Banias Waterfalls, return to Jerusalem

Day Eleven: Jesus’ Triumphal Entry: Bethany, Lazarus’ Tomb, Mt. of Olives, Pater Noster, Dominus Flevit

Day Twelve: Jesus' Teaching and Healing in Jerusalem: Temple Mount, Pools of Bethesda & Siloam, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, return via Herodian Street or Hakeldema and the Hinnom Valley

​The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

​The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

Day Thirteen: Jesus' Last Supper & Trials: Upper Room, Garden of Gethsemane, Wohl Museum, Palace of Herod, and a Passover dinner

Day Fourteen: Jesus' Crucifixion & Resurrection: Via Dolarosa, Golgotha, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Easter Service at Herodian Family Tomb, our closing dinner, depart Tel Aviv on a Friday evening flight or the next day, Saturday.

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