In February of 1999, I traveled as part of a group of 22 Americans from First Baptist Church of North Reading to the Holy Land of Israel and to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
This web site guides you through some of the most interesting and meaningful sites we visited.
Below is our itinerary which lists basically every place we visited. This site, however, only describes a sampling of these locations and activities (in particular, those that were most important, spectacular and/or enjoyable).
| Day One

Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Beit Shearim, Megiddo (Armageddon), Nazareth |
Day Two

Sea of Galilee, Tiberias, Mount of Beatitudes, Fish Lunch, Jordan River Baptism |
Day Three

Gadera, Capernaum, Tel Dan, Banias, Nimrod's Fortress, Golan Heights |
| Day Four

Beit Shean, Jordan |
Day Five

Petra, Jericho, Ascent to Jerusalem, Mount Scopus |
Day Six

Wailing Wall, Western Wall Heritage, Via Dolorosa, Muslim Quarter, Temple Institute, Jewish Quarter, Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Garden Tomb |
| Day Seven

Shrine of the Book, Ramparts Walk, Old Jerusalem, High Tea |
Day Eight

Qumran, Dead Sea, Masada, Ein Gedi, Zion Square |
Day Nine

Kenesset Minora, Shorashim Gift Shop, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Model of Jerusalem, Bethlehem |
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Most of the information on this site originated from Amir Tsarfati, tour guide for Sar-El Tours, Jerusalem, Israel.
Clarifications and spelling were obtained from:
Griver, Simon Ed.. Insight Guides: Israel. London: APA Publications. 1998.
To my group members: We took in a lot during this trip. If you see that I'm mistaken about something, please let me know. Also, if you would like any of the pictures scanned at a larger size or higher resolution, just let me know which one and I'll hook you up. Thanks and enjoy! -Dan
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