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A Whirlwind Tour Through the Middle East –  Onwards to Jerusalem

A Whirlwind Tour Through the Middle East –  Onwards to Jerusalem

I was sad to leave Tiberia.  Yet the journey must go on, for the tour was making its way to Jerusalem, the ultimate destination of our pilgrimage. Mount Tabor was believed to be the site of Jesus’ transfiguration (Matthew 17; Mark 9; Luke 9).  The 

A Whirlwind Tour Through the Middle East – Shalom, Israel!

A Whirlwind Tour Through the Middle East – Shalom, Israel!

“Shalom!” I witnessed my father’s first act in Israel, and it was brilliant. We entered Israel via a land route from Jordan.  As we crossed the border over to Israel, two Israeli soldiers came on board to check the bus.  The two men carried a