2019 Israel Trip – Day One

Airport to Jaffa

Day One started with a trip from Ben Gurion Airport to Jaffa

Tel Aviv skyline in the background

Breakfast

Typical buildings and architechture

St. Peter’s Church

Mediterranean Sea and Tel Aviv skyline

Old City of Jaffa

Traditional location of the house of Simon the Tanner (where Peter stayed and received a vision)

The Theatre at Caesarea

View towards Herod’s Palace

Excavated Columns

Restoration work continues at the site (only about 15% of Caesarea has been excavated)

Part of the “small” hippodrome (chariot and horse races held here)

Another view of the Theatre

Columns

Replica of an inscription found at Caesarea. The only external evidence (non-biblical) for Pontius Pilate

Part of “Crusader” Caesarea

View of the Med from Herod’s palace site

Long shot of the “small” hippodrome

More ruins from the crusader period

Statue commemorating Elijah’s destruction of the Prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel

Views from the roof of the Carmelite Monastery

Bible Study in the gardens adjacent to the Monastery

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