This morning we were up and gone by 8:00 am. We met our guide, Micky, and proceeded to our first stop, Caesarea. There are lovely coastal ruins there and we enjoyed the breeze coming off of the Mediterranean. It wasn’t until the book of Acts and early Christians began to take the Gospel message to the Gentiles that this city was mentioned. In fact, Caesarea is the city where Cornelius called for Peter and he and his entire family accepted Christ. It was brought up by our pastor leader, Dan, that the very fact that we were there was due in large part to that encounter.
We followed this city with a visit to Mount Carmel, where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. We took our lunch a few minutes from this site, enjoying falafel. Our afternoon stops were Megiddo and Nazareth. Megiddo is the location of 25 various ancient cities, each built on top of the other. Until something destroyed it, there was a spring there, which made it prime real estate, as well as the fact that it was an important trade route between Babylon and Egypt. Anyway, the remnants of each city have burn marks, indicating a violent end over and over for this piece of land. It is believed to be the location of the final battle, and the term Armageddon is derived from it.
Our last stop of the day was Nazareth. We visited Nazareth Village, which is a recreation of Nazareth during the days of Jesus, complete with sheep being led by a shepherd, donkeys grazing here and there, a carpenter and weaver working in their respective homes, and even a synagogue.
At the end of the day we finally arrived at our hotel by the Sea of Galilee. We have a gorgeous view outside our window, which is one full side of the room. We get to stay here for two nights, which will be really nice!
P.S. A pyramid is a tomb, not a temple...in response to a comment from a few posts ago.
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Even I'm beginning to get wander-lust from reading your posts. And rap your sister on her knuckles for her comment about strolling. I had to leave some things for your mother to teach you, so don't blame me for her failings.
Dad
I'm glad to hear how pretty the view is..and happier that we have two posts to read...i realize (more now than when i first read lod's blog) that the view of the sea from your hotel room is lovely...i had a hunch she was pulling chains, but you know the literal side of me...smiles. sounds like the tour is worth it?....
So, much to process. You'll be reflecting on this for a long time. I'm interested to see pictures of Megiddo.
Wow, talk about bringing the Bible to the forefront of your mind! This is way cool and I am glad that you are both going to many cool places! I look forward to seeing pictures...especially the heritage books!
We have a blog now!
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