After spending the night in the lovely Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv, we will begin our day in near-by Jaffa, the modern location of the ancient Biblical city of Joppa.
Key Biblical events:
1. The entry point for the Cedars of Lebanon that were floated down the Mediterranean for both the first and second Temple. 2 Chronicles 2:16 and Ezra 3:7
2. The place Jonah went to board a ship headed for Tarshish when God asked him to go in the opposite direction to Nineveh. Jonah 1:3
3. The home of a believing lady named Tabitha (Dorcas in Greek) who died and was raised to life by Peter. Acts 9:36
4. Peter remained in Joppa for some time after raising Dorcas and it was there, while staying with a leatherworker named Simon, that he had the vision of all manner of animals being let down in a sheet. Soon after the vision, he was summoned by men from Caesarea to go talk with a Roman officer named Cornelius. Acts 10
We did not go to Jaffa this year, but I expect one site will be the traditional home of Simon the Tanner.
Leaving Jaffa we will trace Peter’s steps as he headed to Caesarea Maritima.
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I'm looking forward to following along on the adventure. Hope we might see some photos of the group along the way????
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