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Cost: $2000 (USD)
Includes Ground Transportation, Hotels, All Meals, Tips, and Field Guide. View Field Guide here.
Scholarships: A few partial scholarships are available for Christian workers. Scholarships are awarded, based on need, as funds are available. Request an application form from BiblicalByways@gmail.com.
TYPICAL ITINERARY
Day #1 Arrive Jerusalem; Dinner & Orientation in the hotel.
Overnight in Jerusalem
Day #2 Patriarchal Life: Machpelah; Beer-sheba; Arad; Zin; Bedouin tent
Overnight in the Negev
Day #3 Conquest of Israel: Masada; En Gedi; Dead Sea; Jericho; Tabernacle,
Overnight in Samaria
Day #4 Settling the Land: Shiloh; Gezer; Beth Shemesh; Elah Vly; Excavation,
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day #5 Monarchy: City of David; Hezekiah’s Tunnel; Siloam; Temple Steps
Overnight on the Coast
Day #6 Prophets: Caesarea; Mt Carmel; Megiddo; Jezreel Valley; Nazareth
Overnight in Nazareth
Day #7 Jesus in Galilee: Sea Galilee; Boat ride; Magdala; Capernaum; Tabgha;
Overnight at Sea of Galilee
Day #8 North Galilee: Baptism; Bethsaida; Tel Dan; Caesarea Philippi; Kursi
Overnight at Sea of Galilee
Day #9 Inter-Testamental: Scythopolis; Qumran; Temple Institute; Museum
Overnight in Jerusalem
Day #10 Life in Judah: Herodium; Shepherd’s Fields; W. Wall; Temple steps
Overnight in Jerusalem
Day #11 Jesus in Jerusalem: Mt Olives; Gethsemane; Bethesda; Calvary,
Communion at Garden Tomb
Overnight in Jerusalem
Day #12 Departure
Is this tour for you?
This tour is organized for French speaking Christian workers from West Africa. Not in Christian ministry? You will fit in fine, but the tour will emphasize teaching and group discussion that is prepared for Bible translators and other Christian workers. If you are interested in understanding the geographic and historical context of the Bible you will fit in fine. Be ready to be amazed by the remains of history you will see, and be prepared to have your perspective on the events in the Bible modified.
Accommodation is comfortable: we stay in 3- and 4-star hotels with two nights in a dormitory accommodation. A supplemental fee is required if you wish to have a double room with private bath instead of the dormitory experience. There is a minimum age limit of 13 years required, but there is no maximum age limit. You only need to be able to walk in short spurts a total of 2 – 5 miles a day.
