I am blessed to join this group for the trip to Holy Land.
Israel
Pomegranates are plentiful. See Song of Songs 8:2 I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice of my pomegranates.
During their Sabbath, the town is totally dead.
The road to Joppa (Old Jaafar).
Boaz (Jews guide). I will rank him as a professional guide.
Aunty Elsie, sweet and pleasant.
Cornelius calls for Peter. Cornelius sent his men down to Joppa to find Peter.
Caesarea
Capital of the Holy Land during the Roman and the Byantine periods.
Roman Theater of Caesarea.
John sang 'Amazing Grace'. Wonderful acoustic sound experience.
Herod the Great dedicated the theater to Ceasar Augustus more than 2000 years ago.
Hot weather!
The exact theator before the ruins.
Beautiful Blue Sky - Old Jaffa
Low Landscape
Mount Carmel
Statue of Elijah commemorates the great battle between Elijah and the priests of Baal.
The scenic view of the Jezerel Valleyand Megiddo along the Carmel range.
Haifa
Haifa (Golden Dome - Bahai Shrine)
Bahai Garden
Way to Church of Annunciation
Way to Church of Annunciation - The road sign three different languages
View taken from coach along the way to Church of Annunciation - temptation 'Sale' not allowed to go down from the coach!
Way to Church of Annunciation.
Inside Church of Annunciation
Church of Annunciation - commemorating the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her she would give birth to a son.
Outside Church of Annunciation with Julee and Jane - walking down towards our coach.
Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
Kibbutz Tour Guide - with Keng Geok and William
The Synagogue at Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
The Synagogue at Kibbutz Lavi Hotel - the furniture manufactured by the Kibbutz themselves.
Outside the Lobby of Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
View taken from the balcony of our hotel room. Kibbutz children going to school.
Keng Geok with Kibbutz toddler.
View surrounding the Kibbutz Lavi Hotel taken during our morning walk.
The View surrounding the Kibbutz Lavi Hotel.
The Garden at Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
The surrounding view at Kibbutz Lavi Hotel. View taken during morning walk with Keng Geok.
The Garden - Church of the Beatitudes.
Church of Beatitudes - the site of the Sermon on the Mount
A mosaic found in the Benedictine Church of Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha.
Church of Multiplication - contains well preserved century mosaics.
Other tour group inside Church of Multiplication
Olive Tree
Church of Multiplication
Sea of Galilee - With Uncle Kin Fatt & Aunty Chrissy
Stones found at Capernaum
Tourists at Capernaum
Olive Press
Olive Press found at Capernaum
Dates Tree
To Boat Ride - Sea of Galilee
Boat Ride - Sea of Galilee
The Flags - Malaysia & Israel. National song 'NegaraKu' was played and sang by all of us!
Sea of Galilee
Praise and Worship
Devotion during the boat ride.
Performance by the Jews
View outside St Peter's Fish Restaurant
St Peter's Fish
St Peter Fish's Restaurant
Jordan River - Baptismal Site Group from Indonesia waiting for their baptism
Jordan River
Get the feel of Jordan River water without going into the river!
John rededicated his life at Jordan River.
His dream came true.
Church of Cana - The two towers symbolizing the couple in Cana, and a dome symbolizing devotion to the family unit.
Tourists at Church of Cana
Boaz : Jesus' first miracle, where He turned water into wine, at the wedding feast of the poor (John 2:1-11)
Renowing marriage vows at Church of Cana!
The oldest couple - Dr Lim & Elsie 50 years of marriage.
Replica of Meggido
Water shaft built by King Ahab in Megiddo
Jericho Border - Building with bullet holes!
Border of Jericho
Site of Sycomore Tree at Jericho (Palestine)
Trees of Zachaeus (Sycomore Tree). Estimated to be more than 2000 years old.
Church of the Pater Noster - It is here that Jesus gave his famous prayer 'The Lord's Prayer'.
Panorama of Mt of Olives
Church of John the Baptist
Traditional spot where John the Baptist was born. The grotto dates back to the 1st century.
Church of John the Baptist.
Building on the left is Mary's Well - Main water source in Nazareth where Mary came almost everyday to draw water.
Steps to Church of Visitation
Church of the Visitation - commemorates the visit of Mary to Elisabeth while both were pregnant.
Outside Church of Visitation
Outside Church of Visitation.
Some of the oldest olive trees in the Holy Land.
Devotion at Garden of Gethsemane
Upper Room - The room of the Last Supper
Jerusalem
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem is the oldest church in the world.
Church of Nativity, Bethlehm
Inside Church of Nativity, Bethlehem
The Star of Bethlehem - The Star shown the exact sport where Jesus was born. This altar is used by the Greek and Armenian Orthodox communities.
The grotto is the Roman Catholic chapel where Jesus was adored by the Three Kings.
Armenian Orthodox section of the church.
Church of St Catherine of Alexandria - Inside the church of the Nativity.
Small stall along one of the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow) stations.
Stalls along one of the Via Dolorosa stations.
Bazaar along one of the Via Dolorosa stations.
Holy Sepulchre
Bazaar - we were given about an hour to shop around this place.
Market
Our way out of the Bazaar,
The Wailing Wall
The Western of Wailing Wall is Judaism's holiest site. When the Temple was destroyed in 70 AD the remembrance of its destruction brought sorrow for the Jews. The present day wall is called' The Synagogue of the Wall'.
Men and women pray separately in two different sections. This site is for the women only.
The Orthodox Jews
Hill of Golgotha
Garden Tomb
Inside the Garden Tomb
Lazarus' Tomb
Qumran - Where the Dead Sea Scroll was found.
Qumran
The spot where the Dead Sea Scroll was discovered by a Shepherd Boy
View from room - The Dead Sea. Beautiful pebbles and 100% natural sea salt easily found in the sea!
View from room
The Lobby
The Dead Sea - Crystal Clear 400 m below sea level
