Travels to Israel

Many of the people I meet in my work are Christians who know the Bible well. Our travels to the Holy Land made the Bible come alive for me. This section is to share what I learned in order that you might have a better picture of the land where Jesus walked and will walk again.

My husband and I first traveled to Israel in the spring of 1988 as part of our world trip. A letter I wrote home at that time is in the world trip section. The first day we were there, I had tears in my eyes thinking about my mom. Going to Israel had always been a dream of hers. Ten years later, almost to the day, we returned for two weeks with Mom.

The photos in this section are from both trips. You might want to refer to a map of Israel if you have one to get a sense of distance and location. And it might be interesting to look up and read what the Bible says concerning the places we visited. I enjoyed doing that as we traveled.

We rented a car in Tel Aviv and drove north along the coast clear to the border, through Haifa and Akko to Rosh Hanikra. Then we continued along the northern border, ending up at Metullah, the northernmost point in the country. Sunday we drove around the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee, visiting the Jordan River, Capernaum, and the Mount of Beatitudes.

Monday morning we drove to Nazareth and then on to Megiddo (better known to Americans as Armageddon). We had missed the turnoff to Caesarea the first day so we returned there, then drove south through Tel Aviv. Tuesday we went all the way to the Dead Sea. We hiked up Mt. Sodom, and went "swimming" in the Dead Sea.

Wednesday we explored Masada and went to the En Gedi oasis, then on to Jerusalem where we drove up the Mount of Olives and then checked into the Petra Hotel inside the Old City. We spent the rest of the time in Jerusalem.

Click to any location that interests you, or read through the whole trip in order. Links on each page will guide you to the next story.

Haifa and Mt. Carmel
Akko
Rosh Hanikra
The Lebanese Border
The Golan Heights
Capernaum
The Jordan River
The Mount of Beatitudes
Nazareth
Megiddo (Armageddon)
Caesarea
Mount Sodom
The Dead Sea
Masada
En Gedi
Mount of Olives
Gethsemene
Petra Hotel
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Garden Tomb
Western Wall
Bethlehem
Dome of the Rock
Al Aqsa Mosque
Yad Vasham
Holy Land Hotel
Death in Jerusalem

Go on to read about Haifa
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