I'm putting up a second post today because I want to show you some of the most precious kids in the whole wide world! While in northern Israel, we entered the city of Zafed to visit with and minister to kids and staff at a children's safe house. Zafed is an oppressive city of Jewish …
Category: Tour
Northern Cities and Their Pagan History
Well gang, while we're up north, I'll show you a couple of places referenced in Scripture: Caesarea Philippi and Tel Dan. Not to be confused with Caesarea by the Sea (which we visited previously), Caesarea Philippi took its name in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar. However, Herod's son, Philip, was governor of the region …
Heading North!
We're going to depart from the Galilee area to visit places in far northern Israel. (Don't worry...we're not done with the Galilee area yet!) To get your bearings, take a look at this map: Israel is yellow-shaded (or light green-shaded on some computers...so I hear!) and the white areas are disputed territories (though the Lord …
Mount of Beatitudes
Matthew 5-7 is Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, which begins with what we know as the Beatitudes. Jesus almost certainly taught that sermon from this place, as it has natural acoustics which would have enabled the thousands who followed Him to hear. Notice Mount Arbel in the background. Capernaum lies at the foot of that …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 