Begin in Old Jaffa (Joppa), one of the oldest port cities in the world, where cedars of Lebanon arrived to build Solomon’s Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16). Here Peter raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:36-43) and, at the house of Simon the Tanner, received his vision of the Great Sheet (Acts 10:9-16) — a site marked today by St. Peter’s Church.

Drive north along the coast to Caesarea Maritima (Acts 10:24-48), Roman capital of Judea, where Paul made his defense before Festus and King Agrippa (Acts 25–26). See the Roman theater and seaside aqueduct.

Stop at Mount Carmel (Muchraka), where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-39), then continue to Megiddo — Armageddon (Revelation 16:14-16) — with remains from Solomon’s era (1 Kings 9:15) and its ancient water system.

Cross the Jezreel Valley to Nazareth (Luke 4:16). Take in the view from Mount Precipice, traditional site of Jesus’ rejection (Luke 4:29-30), and, time permitting, visit the Basilica of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38). Continue to Cana of Galilee, site of the first miracle (John 2:1-11), and on to Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Overnight Sea of Galilee — Breakfast and Dinner included.

Begin at Magdala (Matthew 15:39), home of Mary Magdalene, where archaeologists uncovered a first-century town and a synagogue from the time of Jesus’ ministry.

Board a wooden boat and sail the Sea of Galilee as the disciples did, on the waters where Jesus calmed the storm (Luke 8:22-25) and walked on water (Mark 6:47-52). Dock at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar to see the Ancient Jesus Boat, discovered in 1986, and enjoy a special St. Peter’s Fish lunch.

Drive up to the Golan Heights and Banias — ancient Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13-18) — where Peter confessed Jesus as the Christ. Continue through the Hula Valley and Upper Galilee to Yardenit on the Jordan River, where many choose to be baptized (Matthew 3:13-17).

Overnight Sea of Galilee — Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.

• Mount of Beatitudes — site of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), with Antonio Barluzzi’s octagonal church overlooking the lake.
• Tabgha — the Feeding of the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21) and the Primacy of Peter (John 21:15-17). See the Church of the Multiplication and its loaves-and-fishes mosaic.
• Capernaum — Jesus’ “own town” (Matthew 4:13; 9:1). Stand in the ancient synagogue and at Peter’s house, where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law (Luke 4:38-40).

Continue to Beit She’an, a city of the Decapolis (Mark 5:20), where the Philistines hung the bodies of Saul and his sons on the city walls (1 Samuel 31:10-12). Drive down the Jordan Valley past Jericho to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, to float in its mineral waters or relax at the spa.

Overnight Dead Sea — Breakfast and Dinner included.

• Masada — ascend by cable car to Herod’s fortress, about 1,300 feet above the Dead Sea and the last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against Rome.
• Ein Gedi — the oasis where David hid from Saul (1 Samuel 23:29–24:22).
• Qumran — where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947.

Ascend to Jerusalem, pausing at Mount Scopus for a panoramic view of the Holy City and a time of prayer. Check in to your hotel within walking distance of the Old City.

Overnight Jerusalem — Breakfast and Dinner included.

Begin atop the Mount of Olives, place of the Ascension (Acts 1:9-12), looking across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate (Ezekiel 43:1-4). Pass the Pater Noster Church and visit Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44), then walk the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46).

Visit the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels, revealing the Second Temple–era foundations of the Temple Mount. Continue to St. Anne’s Church and the Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the paralytic (John 5:1-15).

Walk the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa, from the traditional Judgment Hall of Pilate to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Matthew 27:27–28:10). Enjoy afternoon time in the Old City bazaars, then join evening prayers at the Western Wall before a special Shabbat dinner.

Overnight Jerusalem — Breakfast and Shabbat Dinner included.

Begin on Mount Zion at the Upper Room, traditional site of the Last Supper (Luke 22:7-20), then visit King David’s Tomb and walk through the Jewish Quarter. Drive through the New City past the Knesset to Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80), and the Church of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-56).

Continue to Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity (Luke 2:1-7), then the Shepherds’ Field, where angels announced His birth (Luke 2:8-20). In the afternoon, celebrate the resurrection with prayer at The Garden Tomb (Luke 24:1-7). Farewell dinner at your hotel.

Overnight Jerusalem — Breakfast and Farewell Dinner included.

After breakfast, check out by 12 noon and store your luggage at the hotel to enjoy free time before your flight. Both hotels are within walking distance of the Old City — the 5-Star Leonardo Plaza is also close to the center of West Jerusalem.

• Revisit favorite holy sites and the Old City bazaars
• Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial
• The Davidson Center archaeological park by the Western Wall
• The Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book
• Ben Yehuda Street and the Mahane Yehuda Market

• If your flight departs Israel in the morning, you’ll arrive home the same day.
• If your flight departs at night, you’ll arrive home the following day.

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