Women of Proverbs
21 August – 28 August 2025
Genesis 12:1-3
Now YHVH said to Abram, “Get yourself out of your country, away from your kinsmen and away from your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, I will bless you, and I will make your name great; and you are to be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Day 1: (Thursday 21 August 2025)
Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Netanya, Haifa,
The Scripture come alive as we start our journey. We take a drive to Joppa the oldest port of Israel. We visit the charismatic and beautiful city of Jaffa the oldest port city in the world that dates back thousands of years and is where St. Peter had his vision on the rooftop of the House of Simon the Tanner and raised Tabitha from the dead. Jonah set sail to Tarshish from Jaffa and King Solomon built his port on the Mediterranean there. We visit Netanya before we make our After enjoying the few over the Mediterranean sea. Next the Bahai Gardens which hang on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel’s third biggest city.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 2: (Friday 22 August 2025)
Mt Carmel, Jezreel – Megiddo Valley, Rosh Hanrika, Nimrods Fortress
We will drive to Mt. Carmel where Elijah challenged King Ahab and the prophets of Baal. We drive through the Jezreel Valley to Megiddo, the Armageddon Battlefield, where archaeologists have unearthed 20 levels of civilization. Our next visit is Rosh Hanikra where we will have a panoramic view of Haifa and the hills of Galilee. Nimrod was known as a hunter and warrior who built a castle on a hilltop. Nimrod is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles. He was the great-grandson of Noah and is considered building the Tower of Babel.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 3: (Saturday 23 August 2025)
Banias, Golan – Valley of tears, Nimrods fortress, Safed, Mt Tabor – Transfiguration
Early morning after breakfast we visit Banias containing abundance of natural and historical beauty, from the ruins of ancient cities to the roaring Banias Waterfall – the biggest waterfall in Israel. Found in the Upper Golan between the fertile Hula Valley and the Mount Hermon mountain area, We take a drive to the Golan Valey of tears. The Valley of Tears is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley of Tears Battle, which was fought between the 6th and 9th of October. Located at an elevation of 900 metres, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. We are ascending Mt. Tabor for a spectacular view, the place of transfiguration and ascension of Yeshua.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 4: (Sunday 24 August 2025)
Ancient Boat, Sail on Galilee Boat, Tabgha, Capernaum
Early morning after breakfast we visit continue our journey with a spectacular finding of the ancient Boat located at the Nof Ginosar Kibbutz. We enjoy relaxing Cruise on the Sea of Galilee and devotional on board brings to life the experiences of Yeshua and the fishermen disciples. We visit the ancient Yeshua Boat located at the Nof Ginosar Kibbutz before we end the day with a relaxing cruise on the Sea of Galilee and devotional on board brings to life the experiences of Yeshua and the fishermen disciples. We visit Tabgha the site of the multiplication of loaves and fishes. We descend for a visit to Capernaum which form what has been called the “evangelical triangle” because most of Yeshua’s miracles in Galilee were performed in these cities. Capernaum (The Town of Yeshua) we will visit the ruins of an ancient synagogue, where we’ll view the ruins of a 1st century synagogue and likely a location that Yeshua taught and a view of Peter’s home.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 5: (Monday 25 August 2025)
Bethabara – Baptism, Qumran, Dead Sea, Mt Zion, Last Supper Room, Tomb of King David,Walls of Jerusalem, Cardo, Jewish Quarters, Western Wall, Southern Wall, Golden Gate
We journey to the Baptism Site ’Bethabara” that played an important role in the life of Yeshua, “He went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.” (John 10.40). We start heading towards Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. We proceed to the Dead Sea for a relaxing float. We return to the Hotel to change into fresh clothing before we make our way to Jerusalem. We start at Zion Gate and visit the Upper Room (Luke 22) the traditional site where Yeshua instituted the “Last Supper” – Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-23; John 13:1—17:26. Visit the Tomb of King David and walk through the historic Jewish Quarter, down the Cardo. On our way down the stairs we see the Golden Lamp Stand and enjoy prayer time at the Western Wall. We exit the Dung Gate to view the Southern Wall Excavations and the Temple Stairs. We walk pass the Mercy Gate to the Golden Gate.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 6: (Tuesday 26 August 2025)
Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Palm Sunday road , Church of All Nations, Garden of Gethsemane, Caiaphas House, Pools of Bethsaida, St. Anne, Stations of the Cross, Golgotha, Garden Tomb,
Today is a lot of walking as we head to the top of the Mount of Olives to stand where Yeshua had a breathtaking view of the city across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate where the Prince of Peace will enter (Ezekiel 44) also the place where He ascended into heaven (Acts 1). We walk pass by Pater Noster Church and Dominus Flevit where “the Yeshua wept” as he beheld the Holy City and walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane and see 2,000 year old olive trees that date back to the time of Yeshua. We visit the Church of All Nations. We spend time praying in the Garden. We visit the house of Caiaphas where Yeshua was kept during the night. Our day start with the way of the cross starting at the Lions gate as we continue to the Pools of Bethsaida John 5:2-9 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades, also known to have supplied water to the First and Second Temples until Herod the Great’s time. These very baths are where the healing miracle of Yeshua took place. We visit the place where the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe (“behold [the] man” John 19. We continue to the Stations of the Cross starting where Yeshua was condemned to death(Mark 15: 1-15, Matthew 27:23-31), Yeshua takes up the Cross (John 19:13-17, John 19: 5), Yeshua falls for the first time (Isaiah 53: 4-7, Matthew 11:28-30). Yeshua meets his Mother (John 19: 25-27), Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his Cross, (Mark 15: 21), Yeshua consoles the women of Jerusalem, (Luke 22: 28-32), Yeshua stripped of his garments (John 19: 23-24), Yeshua nailed to the Cross , (Luke 23: 33-43), Yeshua dies on the Cross (John 19: 28-37, Matthew 27: 50), Yeshua taken down from the Cross, (John 19: 38-40), Yeshua is laid in the Tomb (Mark 15: 46-47) . We end at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, John 19:17) and the Garden Tomb to experience the resurrection of our Messiah and celebrate it with praise and worship.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner. Accommodation
Day 7: (Wednesday 27 August 2025)
Yad Vashem. Ein Kerem, Abu Gosh, Tel-Aviv
This morning we visit the Yad Vashem, the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews murdered during that period, honoring the survivors, recognizing the “Righteous Among the Nations” who risked their lives to save JewsOur journey continues to Ein Kerem a pilgrimage site where John the Baptist was born. Next we will have a visit to the village of Abu Gosh, it was known in Biblical Times as Kiryat Ye’arim, and was a ceremonial center where the Ark of the Covenant was placed. The biblical Kiryat Ye’arim, from where King David brought the Holy Shrine back to Jerusalem. We end our day in Tel Aviv before we make our way to the Airport.
Meals: Breakfast, and Lunch
Day 8: (Thursday 28 August 2025)
Home
We on our way home with mind and hearts filled with a new and revived passion of Faith. We say goodbye to our new friends and Jerusalem remains on our lips.
