Holy Land with Rev. Bryan Rezen & Eric Stitt | June 17, 2024
Join Rev. Bryan Rezen & Eric Stitt on a Holy Land tour, starting at $4,496* from Kansas City, departing on June 17, 2024. Journey to places such as Masada, Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity, Shepherds' Field, the Herodion, Jericho, the Mount of Temptation, Nazareth, Mount Precipice, Galilee, the Mount of Beatitudes, Magdala, Capernaum, the Chapel of the Primacy, the Franciscan Wedding Chapel in Cana, Jacob’s Well, Bethany, Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, and much more!
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What’s Included
- All Inclusive Pricing
- Breakfast and Dinner Daily
- Deluxe A/C Motor Coaches
- Domestic Airfare
- Entrance and Program Fees
- First Class Hotels
- Fuel Surcharges and Gov't Taxes
- Guided Tours
- Hotel Gratuities
- Live Audio Headsets
- Study Guide
- International Airfare
- Administrative Fees
- Love offering for guide & driver
Daily Itinerary
Day 1 June 17 - DEPART THE USA
Your pilgrimage begins as you depart the USA on an overnight flight.
Day 2 June 18 - ARRIVE IN ISRAEL
Arrive in Tel Aviv. Upon arrival, be greeted by your guide at Ben Gurion and transfer to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 June 19 - MASADA & BETHLEHEM
Enjoy a visit to the intriguing Masada, the spectacular mountaintop fortress built by Herod that later became the final tragic stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans. Ride the cable car to the top to explore the fortress and look down upon the remains of the Roman camps and siege ramp below. In Bethlehem, visit the cave revered as Jesus’ birthplace and see the Church of the Nativity constructed over the site (Matthew 1:18 -25). Gaze out over Shepherds' Field, where angels first proclaimed the Good News. Explore one of the most exciting archeological digs in Israel, the Herodion, the palace-fortress and final resting place of Herod the Great. This evening, partake in a lecture on the Palestinian perspective on the Middle East conflict. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 June 20 - JERICHO, NAZARETH & YARDENIT
Begin today at Jericho (considered the oldest city in the world) to visit the ruins of the ancient city conquered by Joshua (Joshua 6:1). Travel the cable car to the Mount of Temptation. Visit Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus (Matthew 2: 23), and Mount Precipice, where an angry crowd from the synagogue attempted to throw Jesus off a cliff (Luke 5:28 -30). Travel the Jordan River Valley north to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Check into your Galilee hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 June 21 - SEA OF GALILEE
Sail across the Sea of Galilee and experience a special onboard worship service. On the Mount of Beatitudes, contemplate the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5 -7). In Magdala, once home to Mary Magdalene, visit a recently discovered first-century synagogue. Travel to Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee. Stand in the ruins of the synagogue built on the remains of the one where Jesus taught (Matt. 4). See the other excavations, including where Peter’s house is thought to have been located. You’ll also visit the Chapel of the Primacy, where three times Peter professed his devotion to the risen Christ (John 21). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 June 22 - CANA, JACOB’S WELL, BETHANY & JERUSALEM
Visit the Franciscan Wedding Chapel in Cana, the site of Jesus’ first miracle. In modern-day Nablus (ancient Shechem), see where the Samaritan woman encountered Christ (John 4) at Jacob’s Well. Continue on to Bethany, where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11). Inside the modern-day Church of St. Lazarus are mosaics that date back to the Byzantine church that originally stood here. Continue to your Jerusalem hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 June 23 - JERUSALEM
Day 8 June 24 - JERUSALEM: CITY OF DAVID EXCAVATIONS, POOL OF SILOAM, FIRST-CENTURY MODEL OF JERUSALEM
Day 9 June 25 - JERUSALEM
Day 10 June 26 - DAY ON YOUR OWN IN JERUSALEM
DAY ON YOUR OWN IN JERUSALEM
Day 11 June 27 - RETURN HOME
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