Long day. First to Caesarea (Harod the Great built as the primary seaport in Israel; Paul spent abt 2 years in ‘house arrest’ here. Peter came here and preached to the Centurian after he had a vision from God showing him that all animals were gifts from God and OK to eat). 9 mile long aquaduct to Caesarea built by Harod. Miggido - one of the most recent levels of ruins here is from Solomon’s time. Overlooks Jezreel, Armageddon valleys. Mount Carmel; overlooks Armageddon also. Then to Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee.
The land is very green (spring rains, plus a lot of irrigation). But all of Israel’s water comes from the Sea of Galilee, and that’s down 15’ from ‘normal’. I wonder if they’ll be able to continue their current water usage.
Sorry - the pics are out of order. I'll try to upload correctly next time. The top pic is on Tel Meggido - 25 layers of ruins. Looks out over Argameddon. A recently discovered grave, similar to the one Jesus was buried in. An Isreaeli air force base, mostly under ground, in Jezreel Valley. And the aquaduct and amphitheater in Caesarea.
Greg - just to let you know we are following along with you guys. In fact the description with the pictures bring back memories of our trip to Israel back in 77 or 78. Hope doing this isn't a burden if so stop. Enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteGlad you guys are following along - we were here in 1979 (did we mention it already? Senior moments are now continuous!)
It does take a little time, but am enjoying it, and keeps track of my thoughts at the moment.
Steve's told Scott Colley, who's posted a url on the Crossroads web site... we wouldn't dare stop now!!!
I'm posting pics on a Hotmail photo site - takes a lot less time to upload. See Day 3 blog for a link to that site.
Pray for Paula McWilliams' mother, and Bruce Ousley's father... both are in poor health.