North to the Golan

It's our first day in the Galilee area and we headed northward to the Golan Heights. Our guests are voluntarily sharing morning devotions and what a blessing it is. Our devotional this morning was given by a blessed brother in Christ who reminded us of God's faithfulness not to abandon His people. He read to …

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More Adventure on the Golan Heights

After yesterday's visit to Misgav Am and Tel Dan, we journeyed to other sights on the Golan Heights including Caesarea Philippi ("Gates of Hell"), the Syrian border, and a stop at an olive processing factory producing wonderful olive oil and cosmetics. (The photo above is the infamous "Gates of Hell" from Caesarea Philippi.) The lookout …

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“Who Do You Say I Am?”

Later this month our tour group will visit Caesarea Philippi, known to be the place where Jesus asked His followers a very important question: 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, …

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More to See on the Golan

Following Misgav Am and Tel Dan, we stopped for lunch at a Druze restaurant where many of us tried Lebenah, a very thin pita (more like a Middle Eastern tortilla!) filled with goat cheese and other goodies. Druze are actually of Arab descent, but are very favorable to Israel. Their sons serve in the IDF, …

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