Welcome back, friends! Let's pick up where we left off in our last post. We woke up to rain which subsided as we made our way to the Mount of Olives. There, we enjoyed the overlook of the Kidron Valley and Temple Mount as the rain began to fall again. We made stops at Dominus …
Israel is filled with museums and special places of interest. Following our visit to Yad Vashem, we visited two more significant sights: the model city of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book. The model city (pictured above) is a replica of what Jerusalem might have looked like in Jesus' day. Complete with Temple Mount …
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We're diving into a new week of virtual tour with a visit to Qumran, where, in 1947, a Bedouin shepherd tossed a rock into a cave to scare a lamb out of the cave. Instead, he heard the crash of a large pottery jar. It contained an ancient scroll which became the first of many …
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The Dead Sea area embodies lots of history. Whether it is David hiding from Saul at Ein Gedi, sets of scrolls hidden in caves for safekeeping at Qumran, or the Jews' last stand at Masada before being dispersed all over the world in 73 AD, history is rich and the experiences are fascinating! We've got …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 