Up to Jerusalem

(A day late apologies!)

With reluctance we departed from the Galilee and have made our way up to Jerusalem—but not without three excellent stops on the way.

We began at Beth Shean an incredibly important site surrounded by the mountains of Gilboa and Gilead.  We began with the fall of Saul and then moved forward into the Roman period and learned about The cities of the decapolis and what it would have been like for a 1st century Jew to see a Roman city in all its splendor.

After this we drove to Nazareth to see the mountain where Jesus was going to be stoned by his own people.  We learned that it overlooks the Jezreel valley and talked about all the stories that happened in that place.

Our last stop before a drive to Jerusalem was Mt. Carmel—where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal.  We read the story and we’re reminded of it’s power.

We are now resting up in Jerusalem—ready to see the city in the center of the world.