Israel Tour

William Martin

October 2020

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Depart US and fly to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.

International flights usually arrive the following day

Land in Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. You will be met and greeted by a representative of Lipkin Tours who will welcome you to Isra-

el and introduce you to your tour guide and driver. After some light refreshments, we will board our bus and transfer to our Galilee

hotel for orientation, dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Galilee hotel

We start our first day in the Galilee with a visit to Mt. Carmel to visit the "Place of Sacrifice" where the Prophet Elijah defeated with the Priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-40). Next, a tour of Tel Megiddo (Armageddon), where the Messiah will return to earth and de-feat the Antichrist (the "beast") in the battle of Armageddon. We will then drive to the town of Nazareth in the hills of the Galilee where Yeshua grew to manhood (Matth. 2:23). Here we will visit Nazareth Village recreating the village life during the time of Ye-shua. We will then continue on to a great lookout point from Mt. Precipice looking over the Jezreel Valley and Mt. Tabor. Overnight at Galilee hotel

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We will begin our day at Tel Dan, a city mentioned in the Bible belonging to the Tribe of Dan. Our next stop is at Banias, one of the

sources of the River Jordan, the site of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Yeshua as

the Messiah, the Son of God (Matth. 16:13-17). Following this, we will drive up to the Golan Heights stopping at Mt. Bental, a look-

out point where we can see the "Road to Damascus", and then continue on to Mt Hermon. Our last stop will be to Gilgal Refaim,

one of the Israelite footprint structures.

Overnight at Galilee Hotel

Our first stop of the day will be to The Sea of Galilee, a place rich in memories of the three years of Yehua’s ministry was around its

shores. We will enjoy a boat ride across the Sea to visit the ruins of Capernaum, which in Yeshua’s time was called "his own city"

because of the frequency with which he visited it and the mighty works he did there. We will continue with a visit to the Boat Muse-

um in Kibbutz Ginosar where a 2,000-year-old boat from Jesus’ time is exhibited. We will visit Tabgha and continue to our last

stop of they day; Yardenit, on the banks of the Jordan River, where you will have the chance to experience the tranquility and spir-

itual beauty of the waters in which Yeshua was baptized

Overnight at Galilee Hotel

We will check out the hotel and board our bus to travel through the Jordan Valley to Argaman where a mysterious Israelite footprint structure was found. From there we will continue South to Kumran, the site of the dead Sea scrolls. We will the enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ein Gedi before continuing to Masada where we will ascend by cable car for an extensive tour of the site, which was the scene of the Jewish resistance against the Romans in the year 73 AD. We will end the day in the Dead Sea, weather and time per-mitting. Overnight at Jerusalem hotel

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We will travel to Genesis Land for a special desert hospitality and camel ride and unique hospitality experience. We will then visit

Jewish village of Beth El, to the site of Jacob's Dream Of The Ladder, and recount the story in the place that it happened (Genesis 22). We finish the day with a visit to Ancient Shiloh, site of the Tabernacle for almost 400 years (Samuel 1 to 4). We will end the day in Ofra at the site of Amona for a tour on the biblical importance of the site. Overnight at Jerusalem hotel

After breakfast, we will we visit the Joseph Lookout Point on the ancient city of Shechem (Genesis 33-34, John 4:5-6) and a tour of the Samaritan village. We will continue to Mt Gerizim to the Mt. of Blessing winery to taste the local wine and enjoy lunch there. We

will then go to Mt. Ebal to visit the altar that Joshua built 3,000 year ago (Joshua 8:30). Upon re-entering Jerusalem, we will stop at a lookout point on Mt. Scopus overlooking Jerusalem, the city of the King and give thanks to the Lord.

Overnight at Jerusalem hotel

After breakfast, we start our pilgrimage in Jerusalem with a drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives, from which Yeshua ascended to Heaven after his resurrection. From the top of the Mount there is a magnificent view over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world. We will then visit the Garden of Gethsemane (time for prayer). Next we visit the City of David archeolog-ical museum, followed by a visit to the Temple Institute to learn about the preparations being made for the Third Temple. We will visit the Burnt House, a multimedia presentation about a family in the times of the Temple. There will then be free time for shopping in Jerusalem. Overnight at Jerusalem hotel

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Our last day of the tour will begin at the Saxum Museum in Abu Gosh, from there we will continue to the Independence Hall and stand in the very place that the State of Israel was declared. We will then travel to Jaffa for a tour of the Ancient and modern stories of the city. We will end the day with a Farewell Dinner before the group departs for the airport.

We will begin the day ascending to the Temple Mount, the place the Temples stood, we will then tour the underground tunnels of the Western Wall to unveil hidden sections of the Western Wall. The Western Wall’s enormous courses of stone are revealed in full size and magnitude, telling us about the architecture and building practices of different historical eras. We will visit the last standing rem-nant of the ancient Temple at the Western Wall and continue from there to Davidson Center to view the archeological tourist exhibits. We will visit the Garden tomb, which is believed by many to be the garden and sepulcher of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Yeshua. Overnight in Jerusalem

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