Fall is coming! I can smell it in the air, feel it in the wind, and see it in the trees around me. I love the cool air The changing colors of the leaves Enjoyable walks and beautiful hikes! I love apple picking and cider Having bonfires with friends and family And hearing the crunching of leaves under my feet! I love baking pies wearing sweaters, flannel shirts, and boots. Big blankets and novels! I love knowing that Thanksgiving is right around the corner Bringing family and friends together to laugh and love! I love that fall brings along pumpkin patches and hayrides Seeing the pumpkins and gourds used as decoration! There are many reasons why I love the fall season but these are just a few.
On Sunday morning we left our hotel and headed south on the east side of Israel with the country of Jordan on our left. Beit Shean was a pagan city that was wild and full of amusment like Las Vegas, in the United States located under the ruins of the Jewish city in the tel. There the orginal Philistine city is where Saul's head was taken to and nailed to the center wall for display after the war. From there we could see Mount Gilboa , where Saul and Jonathan were killed during the war with the Philistine army. It was just amazing and interesting to walk through the ruins that once was active and standing in Biblical times until an earthquake hit in 749 AD and was abandoned until archaeologists discovered the city in more than 10 feet of dirt. We continued south to the supposed baptism sight of Jesus in the River of Jordan. As we walked down the steps we noticed guards with machine guns on each side. Since the River divides Israel and Jordan there needs to be some kind of securit...
Greetings from Israel, Shalom. Yesterday we went to many ancient historic sites. On Friday we traveled around the Galilee region. We went to the Tel Dan where the tribe Dan once settled and a temple established by King Jeroboam, it was a place where people would worship and sacrifice to a golden calf. From that sight we saw where the old Israeli and Lebanon boarder was before the Six Day War and from there you could see the new border a mile or so away. Next we went to a brick gate not far away where it is possible Abraham entered to rescue Lot (Gen. 14). We visited Caesarea Philippi where a Canaanite worship center once stood and where Peter went as a powerful weapon to share the Gospel. We traveled up the Golan Heights to an inactive volcano where our tour guide, Erez , shared his testimony and about conflict in the middle East while looking over the border of Syria, Lebanon and Jordon. We were about 4 miles away from the border of Syria. It was interesting to see the contras...
Thanks for posting this! It's a such needed message for everyone to hear!! BTW, I love reading your blog!
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