Pictures From Israel - October 27th - November 5th, 1999

These are pictures from First Baptist Woodstock's trip to the Holy Land, led by Doctor Johnny Hunt and organized by Discovery Ministries. I hope these pictures accomplish two goals:

Enjoy!
John


P0000535-Just arriving in Israel


P0000536-Solar power is used to heat water on top of roofs


P0000537-A Minaret in Tel Aviv-The Mediterranean Sea


P0000538-Another picture of a Minaret


P0000539-An old archway


P0000540-A tree growing from the wall


P0000542-A tree suspended in air


P0000543-Sacrifice of Isaac, Jacob's dream, and the conquest


P0000546-Site of the house of Simon the Tanner in Joppa


P0000548-A stone proving Pontius Pilate did actually exist


P0000549-Another view of this stone


P0000550-At theater in Caesarea where Paul gave his defense


P0000553-An old column from near the theater


P0000554-The theater from a distance


P0000555-More info about Caesarea


P0000556-A picture of the layout of the Caesarean ruins


P0000557-John standing underneath aquaducts to Caesarea


P0000558-Picture of Israel's landscape


P0000559-Looking out from Megiddo


P0000560-An ancient granary


P0000561-Where horses were tied up


P0000562-A hole leading to a water shaft 120 feet down


P0000563-Livestock


P0000565-A picture of an old tomb-this is not related to Jesus


P0000566-Some of the group in front of the old tomb


P0000570-From Mount Carmel-The Valley of Armageddon


P0000571-Another shot from Mount Carmel


P0000572-John atop Mount Carmel


P0000573-Rock rabbits


P0000574-Statue of Prophet Elijah


P0000575-Church in Nazareth


P0000576-Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee


P0000577-Another pic of the sunrise over Galilee


P0000578-The group on a boat on the sea of Galilee


P0000580-A picture from the Sea of Galilee


P0000581-Another picture from the Sea of Galilee


P0000583-Gary preaching on the Mount of Beatitudes


P0000584-Steve preaching on the Mount of Beatitudes


P0000585-John standing on the Mount of Beatitudes


P0000586-Fifth century synagogue


P0000588-Original tile work from the fifth century synagogue


P0000589-An old milestone marking the road for the Via Maris


P0000590-This is from the family of Zebidiah of the Bible


P0000591-Synagogue dignitary chair-for important people :)


P0000592-More info about the dignitary chair


P0000593-Yet another view of the old synagogue


P0000594-Johnny preaching


P0000596-The verse about Jesus being baptized in the Jordan


P0000597-Mount Moray across from Gideon's Spring


P0000599-Flowers near Gideon's Spring


P0000600-Gideon's Spring


P0000601-How the chosen soldiers drank the water


P0000602-John at Gideon's spring


P0000605-Beth Shean


P0000606-Beth Shean


P0000607-A Jewish soldier


P0000608-Beth Shean


P0000609-Still more of Beth Shean


P0000610-Sunrise over the Dead Sea


P0000611-Another picture of the Dead Sea


P0000612-Masada


P0000614-A bird


P0000615-A 2000 year old original mosaic floor


P0000616-Another shot of the mosaic floor


P0000618-2000 year old fresco wall covering


P0000619-A roman soldier on top of Masada


P0000620-Yours truly on top of Masada


P0000621-Michelle Summers on top of Masada


P0000622-En-Gedi


P0000623-En-Gedi ruins


P0000624-More En-Gedi ruins


P0000625-Where the first of 800 Dead Sea scrolls were found


P0000626-John feeding a donkey


P0000627-Mount where Devil tried to tempt Jesus


P0000630-A monastery built into the hill


P0000632-John at the monastery


P0000633-Camel at the top of the hill near Dead Sea Scrolls


P0000634-John on a camel


P0000635-A Beduin camp


P0000636-Church built near traditional site of Jesus' birth


P0000637-The traditional birthplace of Jesus


P0000638-Jesus' manger


P0000640-Michelle and Joel Summers


P0000641-The city of Bethlehem


P0000642-Jerusalem


P0000644-Johnny and Gary and their wives


P0000645-John overlooking Jerusalem


P0000646-John overlooking Jerusalem again


P0000647-A muslim cemetary near Jerusalem


P0000648-Church with teardrop top-Jesus crying over city


P0000649-Rocks are placed on the graves when people visit


P0000650-Church Of All Nations


P0000651-Traditional site of where Jesus prayed


P0000652-to have the cup removed


P0000653-Church of all Nations


P0000654-Church of all Nations


P0000655-Church of all Nations


P0000656-Church of all Nations


P0000657-Garden of Gethsemane


P0000658-Church of all Nations


P0000659-This is part of the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem


P0000660-The way of the cross


P0000663-We were in the basement of the Antonia Fortress


P0000664-More of the basement of the Antonia Fortress


P0000667-More of basement of the Antonia Fortress-Cistern


P0000668-More of basement of the Antonia Fortress-A cistern


P0000669-Original part of road Jesus walked down with cross


P0000670-Original part of road Jesus walked down with cross


P0000671-Original part of road Jesus walked down with cross


P0000672-Road underground now but originally above-ground


P0000673-John at road on which Jesus walked with the cross


P0000675-Bethesda well where Jesus healed man


P0000676-The church of Saint Anne-it has amazing acoustics


P0000677-House of high priest Caiaphas-the basement


P0000678-This is where Jesus was brought in Caiaphas' house


P0000679-Pit in Caiaphas' house where Jesus may have bn kept


P0000680-The pit originally only had one opening at the top


P0000682-A status representing Jesus


P0000683-A diagram of the sacred pit


P0000684-The road Jesus may have taken into the city


P0000687-A model of the second temple


P0000688-Another view of the model of the second temple


P0000689-John standing in front of the wailing wall


P0000691-The Dome of the Rock-A muslim shrine


P0000692-Jewish kids playing near the Upper Room


P0000693-A restaurant where we ate lunch


P0000694-Some of group sitting after the Holocaust Museum


P0000695-The Pillar of Heroism at the Holocaust Museum


P0000696-Introduction to the Children's Memorial Center


P0000697-The man in this picture taught Jewish children


P0000698-Skull Hill-Golgotha


P0000699-A more distant view of Skull Hill


P0000700-The entrance to the tomb where Jesus was buried


P0000701-Another view of the entrance to the tomb


P0000703-Where Jesus was placed in the tomb


P0000704-More of the inside of the tomb


P0000705-Yet another shot of the inside of the tomb


P0000706-A diagram of the tomb


P0000707-John at the tomb


P0000708-At Emmaus


P0000709-Emmaus


P0000710-The group at Emmaus