Day 3 – Wed. May 27: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Sea of Galilee
We begin our tour with a visit to the Biblical port city of Joppa (Jaffa) at the south of modern Tel Aviv. It was from here that Jonah set sail to flee from the presence of the Lord (Jonah 1:3) and it was here in Joppa that Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Act 9;36-43). We will then meet with a local Christian Arab woman in her home to hear about her life and that of her family. We continue by driving north along the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea, a city founded by Herod the Great in 22 B.C. Here Peter proclaimed the good news to the Roman centurion, Cornelius. We will explore the city's famous Roman theater, harbor, newly-excavated hippodrome, and palace before continuing north to Mount Carmel, where Elijah prayed down the fire of the Lord and defeated the 450 prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). We will visit the excavations of the city of Megiddo, where 26 separate layers of cities have been found, each one built on top of the ruins of the previous city. We will view the beautiful Jezreel Valley, the location for the future gathering of the nations at Armageddon. From Mt. Arbel we will have a spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee, before we descend to the water’s edge to check-in to our hotel. We will have dinner and stay overnight at our hotel on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. (B,D)
Nof Ginosar Hotel, Sea of Galilee, tel: +972-4-670-0320