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an 11 day tour of an 11 day tour of IsraelIsrael and and PalestinePalestine based in Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem based in Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem

led by Mike Fuller led by Mike Fuller

Mike Fuller is a Baptist Minister, international Bible teacher, New

Wine speaker, teacher of Religious Studies, and author of “The Entire Story of the Bible in 50 Minutes”.

Friday 15Friday 15thth August August

Morning flight from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv

On to our Hotel in

Tiberias, a few hundred yards from the Sea of

GalileeEvening

free!

Friday 15Friday 15thth August August

We start the day with an “orientation” multi-media presentation introducing

Galilee…

Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August

We start to explore Galilee more, passing

Mount Tabor (a possible site

of the Transfiguration)

…


We visit Cana (the site of Jesus’ first miracle,

turning water into wine) …


In Nazareth, we visit sites connected with the childhood of Jesus …

The Church of the Annunciation The Church of the

Well


… we also visit Nazareth Village, built to show and explain life and trades in the time of Jesus.


… and the Mount of the Precipice, where Jesus walked through the crowd that sought to throw him down.


We view the valley of Armageddon …


At the end of the day, it may be

possible to baptise any

member of the group who wants

this – in the Jordan river

Please talk to Mike about this beforehand!


We begin the day viewing the 2000 year old “Jesus boat” at a nearby kibbutz

…

Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August

We sail across the lake on a replica of this boat, pausing on the lake for our Sunday worship…


We visit Kursi on the Sea of Galilee - the site associated with the story of the “Gadarene swine” …


… the recently discovered village of Bethsaida, Peter and Andrew’s home …

The “Fishermen’s House” at The “Fishermen’s House” at

BethsaidaBethsaida


… then continue to Capernaum (Jesus’ home town) …


… where we see Peter’s house and the ancient synagogue.


We visit Tabgha (associated with the

feeding of the 5000, and one of Jesus’ resurrection

appearances)


We end the day with worship together on the “Mount of the Beatitudes”


Leaving the Galilee, we drive south to Jericho …

Monday 18Monday 18thth August August

… viewing not only the

excavations that date back to the time of Joshua -

but also sites associated with the ministry of

Jesus


We pass through the Wadi Kelt (the valley

of the shadow of death) and view

St George’s Monastery


Approaching Jerusalem, Approaching Jerusalem, we visit we visit Bethany Bethany to see the tomb of to see the tomb of

LazarusLazarus … …


Our new hotel is within the Palestinian territory, in Bethlehem


In the morning we visit Herodion, one of Herod’s palaces … …

Tuesday 19Tuesday 19thth August August

… then see the “Shepherds’ Fields”, and worship in one of the ancient shepherds’ caves.


We visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.


The remainder of the day is free to meet local Arab Christians, visit

the Bethlehem Bible College, and visit a local

orphanage


Arriving in Arriving in Jerusalem, we view the cityJerusalem, we view the city from the top from the top of the of the Mount of Olives Mount of Olives ……

Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August

We enter Jerusalem,

seeing for the first time the

Western Wall - a buttressing wall which is all that remains of the

Temple …


… and explore the tunnels under the Temple Mount

…


… at one point, walking on

flagstones that Jesus almost

certainly walked on.


We see the Southern Wall excavations – once more, walking on

flagstones that Jesus almost

certainly walked on.


We continue to see the excavations of David’s

city


… and, for those who want, walk

through Hezekiah’s

tunnel …


… finishing at the Pool of Siloam.


We return to the Western Wall - the

buttressing wall which is all that remains of

the Temple …

… hopefully, seeing a Bar Mitzvah…

Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August

We see the

Temple Mount, now the location of the Al

Aqsa mosque


…….and then .and then walk walk down into Jerusalem down into Jerusalem from the Mount of from the Mount of Olives, following the Olives, following the route route JesusJesus took on took on the first the first Palm Sunday Palm Sunday ……


……. stopping at the . stopping at the Dominus Flavit Dominus Flavit church, which marks church, which marks the place where the place where Jesus wept over Jesus wept over JerusalemJerusalem


We spend some time in contemplation and worship at Gethsemane …


… and then follow the “Last path” through the Kidron valley …


… and visit a possible site of Caiaphas’ house


We see a possible location of the Upper Room …


… and the recently discovered Burnt House – a priestly house in Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE


In the evening, we visit the newly extended

Yad Vashem Holocaust museum …


… and then settle into our new

hotel, just a few minutes’

walk from the old city

of Jerusalem


Returning to the Old City, we visit the Bethesda

pool, where Jesus healed a paralysed

man

Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August

We see the Lithostratus (thought to be part of

the courtyard from Herod’s Antonia

Fortress)


We follow part of the “Via Dolorosa” – remembering Jesus’ walk to the cross …


We see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - the traditional location of

the crucifixion


We finish the day with quiet reflection at an alternative site for Jesus’ death and resurrection …

“Gordon’s Calvary” and the Garden Tomb


A day in the desert!

After an early breakfast, we

drive south to the desert and the

fortress of Masada …

Saturday 23Saturday 23rdrd August August

We visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were

found …


We see the oasis of Ein Gedi, associated with the story of David and Saul …


… and have the opportunity to “swim” in the Dead Sea!



Our morning Our morning worshipworship is in is in JerusalemJerusalem … …

… either at Christchurch, an Anglican Church inside the city walls with Messianic links

… or at East Jerusalem Baptist Church, an English speaking

congregation with a number of Palestinian believers


The remainder of the day is The remainder of the day is freefree to explore to explore JerusalemJerusalem


In the morning, we see the In the morning, we see the Shrine of the Book Shrine of the Book at at the the Israel Museum Israel Museum ……

… and then travel on to Tel Aviv for our

flight home

£1460£1460 includes half board, air-conditioned

coach, en-suite, gratuities, licensed guide, all entrance fees

does not include any fuel surcharge, lunches, insurance


www.mikefuller.org.uk

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Documents

augustwe pass

site of jesus

time of jesus

childhood of jesus

year old jesus boat

capernaum jesus home

day tour of israel

bethlehem bible college