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Beth Shean (Beit She’an, Scythopolis)

  The Theater at Beth Shean   On day five of my trip to Israel we visited the ruins of a city know as Beit She’an or Beth Shean or Scythopolis. Beit Shean is located about 17 miles south of the Sea of Galilee. I was fascinated by the history […]

Caesarea

My visit to Israel included a trip to Caesarea the ancient port city built by Herod the Great around 22 BCE. Caesarea was an important place during biblical times. I could tell by the ruins that during the height of its popularity, it must have been an absolutely beautiful place […]

Mein front of our hotel in Jerusalem

Israel: the trip of a lifetime!

Okay, I admit it; I’m probably one of the only Christians I know that never had a burning desire to visit the Holy Land! But when the opportunity arrived this year, for some reason, I could not stop feeling like I should go. With everything that was going on in […]