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er, if you arrange your own airfare, you can deduct $1200
travel insurance, especially since Healthcare and Medical Costs
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Accommodations: Superior and deluxe hotels with pritravel insurance available on written request to tour operator
vate bath. Extra cost for anyone staying in a single room
$720 ($198 for Greece Extension), to be paid with final pay- Ron Cansler (ron.cansler@yahoo.com).
ment.
Important notice: brochure price based on a minimum of 21
passengers and shekel/ dollar currency exchange rate as of May
1, 2015.

Meals daily buffet breakfast and dinner included daily

Sightseeing as specified In the itinerary, including entrance fees and services of English-speaking guide.
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with Pastor Bud Wenzel

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The Footsteps of Paul - Optional 3 Night Greece Extension only $549

Walk Through the Bible Israel Study Tour with Pastor Bud Wenzel - Sept. 111, 2016
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Israel 2016: A Walk Through The Bible

the synagogue where He preached and healed and see

the house of Peters family where He stayed. At Tabgha,
an ancient mosaic remembers the Miracle of Loaves and
Day One, Thursday, September 1: depart LAX on
Fishes and another spot recalls where the risen Jesus fed
your flight to Israel
his disciples after a miraculous catch and gave Peter his
Day Two, Friday, September 2: After arriving in Israel commission to feed my sheep. For lunch today, on your
at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, meet our guide, Gilla own, opportunity to try St Peters Fish, the same catch
prized by Jesus fisherman disciples. End the day with a
Treibich, and driver for brief sightseeing in the Tel Aviv/
Joppa area before going to our hotel on the shores of the ceremony of baptism in the Jordan River for those who
Mediterranean Sea. We have breakfast and dinner daily wish.
at our hotel.
Day 5, Monday, September 5: Traverse northern IsraDay 3, Saturday, September 3: We head up the Medi- el today, includ-ing Caesarea Philippi, center of Roman
terranean coast to Caesarea Maritime, the artificial harbor might and pagan worship in Jesus time, where He chaland city built by Herod the Great. A restored Roman the- lenged his disciples then and now, Who do menand you

say that I am. Explore one example of that Roman might

ater where proof of the historical existence of Pontius Piin the recently-excavated Palace of Agrippa. Continue to
late was found is a highlight at Caesarea, along with a
the northernmost city of biblical Israel, Dan, and see the
Crusader fortress built during an earlier war with Muslims
excavated gates that Abraham entered as he first jourand an aqueduct built by Herod the Great. We will
neyed through the Promised Land. From atop Mt
Continue north to Mt Carmel for a breathtaking view of
Bental, an abandoned Israel Defense Force base, see
the Jezreel valley from the spot where Elijah challenged
The Damascus Road and overlook The Valley of
the prophets of Baal. Drive through the lush valley to MeTears, where brave Israeli tankers sacrificed themselves
giddo, stopping at the strategic city in biblical history
to stop a Syrian advance. Struggles.
and biblical Armageddon (Rev. 16:16). Drive into the
Galilee and visit Jesus boyhood city of Nazareth. We will
Day 6, Tuesday, September 6: Start heading south in
then check into our hotel in Tiberias for a three-night stay
the Jordan Valley, stopping first at Bet Shean, where the
right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
bodies of King Saul and his sons were hung by the PhilisDay 4, Sunday, September 4: Sail on the Sea of Galilee in an enlarged version of the boats used by Jesus
and his fishermen disciples, then study an actual boat
from the time of
Jesus as it was
discovered on
the floor of the
Sea of Galilee.
Re-experience
the challenging
and comforting
words of Jesus
in the Sermon tines. A Decapolis city in Jesus day, Bet Shean was
on the Mount at both destroyed and saved by an earthquakeas archaeolthe Mt of Beati- ogists have now done a fantastic job restoring the ruins.
tudes. At Capernaum, where Jesus based his 18month Galilean ministry, stand within the foundations of

While following the Jordan Valley, speculate on the possible location of biblical Gilgal, where Joshua and the
tribes placed 12 stones in celebration of their safe crossing of the Jordan. Stop at Gideons Spring, where the
Lord mysteriously winnowed his soon-to-be-victorious
army. Time and political situation permitting, visit Jericho
where Joshua fit the battle and where Jesus 40 days of
temptation are recalled. Then as pilgrims have done for
millennia, its Up to Jerusalem, with a special Hebrew
ceremony of welcome at a panoramic overlook of the
stone-built city and Temple Mount and a walk down The
Palm Sunday Path to the Garden of Gethsemane for
unique and powerful prayer time. Check into our welllocated hotel for the
rest of the journey.
Day 7, Wednesday,
September 7:
Drive through the
lunar landscape of
the Judean Wilderness on the way to
the Dead Sea, lowest spot on earth with water so salty you cannot sink
(bring a swimsuit if you want to try). Ascend by cable
car to Masada, the fortress-palace built by Herod the
Great, where zealous Jews resisted the might of Rome
after the destruction of the Temple. Visit the caves
where the Dead
Sea Scrolls were
found at Qumran.
Visit the date-palm
oasis of En Gedi ,
where the anointed
David spared the
life of his adversary
King Saul.
Days 8, 9, 10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, September
8, 9, 10: These three days will immerse you in The Holy
City, experiencing all the following--and more!
Orient yourself to Jerusalem in the time of Jesus by studying the incredibly-detailed, large-scale outdoor model of
The Holy City at the Israel Museum, where you will also
view actual scrolls and artifacts discovered in the Dead
Sea caves of Qumran.
Explore the city as it was originally, outside the current
walls, as you descend below street level into the exciting
discoveries of the first capital of Israel when it was known
as The City of David. Another early feature of Jerusalem to experience is Hezekiahs Tunnel, an engineering
feat that brought water into the Pool of Siloam when Jerusalem was under siege. Wading through Hezekiahs
Tunnel is quite an experienceso bring shoes that can
get wet and a flashlight if you are feeling adventurous.
Worship in the special setting that recalls the Upper
Room, see the memorial known as David's Tomb.
See the actual stairs up which Jesus was dragged to The
High Priest Caiaphas's House and worship in the
church that protects the area where Jesus was held cap-

tive and where Peter denied him. Explore and shop in a

completely restored Roman shopping street known as
the Cardo. Sit on the actual Southern Steps of the Temple where Jesus taught before His Passion while enjoying a special Bible study with Pastor Bud. Pray at the
Western (Wailing) Wall, leaving scrolls of your prayers in the giant stones remaining from the Temple, from
where Jewish tradition says prayers go most directly to
heaven. Study the fascinating objects discovered in excavations of the southern Temple area, and actually go
under the Temple area as you explore the famous Rabbis Tunnel. Up on Temple Mount, Muslim mosques
dominate where Solomon and Herod the Great built the
Temple. You will have the chance to walk up to the exact location where the Temple once stood.

In the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, descend through

time to explore remains of houses of the wealthy of Jerusalem that were destroyed with the Temple in 70 AD.
Shop for souvenirs and Jewish worship articles in The
Cardo, a restored Roman shopping street, and at Shorashim Biblical Shop, where two Jewish brothers share
about their faith and their appreciation for Christians who
love Israel.
Pray for the healing of loved ones at the Pools of Bethesda, then marvel at the acoustics as you sing in
the Crusader Church of St. Anne. Stand on the pavement where Jesus was tormented by the soldiers in the
Lithostrotus (Judgment Hall of Pilate). Walk the
twisting, narrow streets of the Old City, still very like they
were on the day when Jesus carried His cross on the Via
Dolorosa. Go just outside Jerusalem, just past the
Damascus Gate, to the hillside where nature has gouged
out caves that remind many of a skulls nose and eye
sockets, Calvary, Golgotha, place of the Skull . . . and
then end your experience of Jerusalem and The Holy
Land with a service of Holy Communion, set in a lovely
private garden where there is a Tomb that is gloriously
empty.
After a special farewell banquet September 10,
spend your last night in the Jerusalem hotel
Day 11, Sunday, September 11: Some people will fly
back home, arriving on the same day, while others fly on
to Athens, Greece, for the fantastic Footsteps of Paul
extension. See brochure insert for Greece itinerary.