Galilee

On top of the Sermon on the Mount

We hiked down to that pointy mountain in the distance. This mountain was Gamla.

The night we got to eat out.

Daily life- cisterns, oil press, caves

Alli GoodfellowAlli, me and Lynette


I had so much fun going through all these small spaces- small holes for small places- my calling in life.


It was a small tunnel that lead to a big opening and then there were many small tunnels to go into. These holes in the walls were for ashes of people who died.
Micah's Cave: these caves were used for refuge for many centuries. Families would stay here for periods of time when there was trouble.

Inside the caves
Bell Caves- used for Limestone Material: It had the best acoustics.

We sang songs in the Cistern, and it sounded beautiful. These cisterns would fill up with water and used during the dry seasons- used for baths, drinking water, storage, the oil presses and so on.

They crused the olives here. When they crush them the pulp is red (like Christ's blood).
Olive press-They would mash up the olives then put them in the bags under the wood, then they would weigh it down to squeeze all the oil out of it. The oil is symbolic of Christ sacrifice and that is what we use for blessings.

All the holes are where the pigeons were kept. Marcus and I
Bet Guvin- we are going into a cave where the Romans kept pigeons for trade and food

David and Golieth

At Azekah- it over looks the valley of Elah where David conquered Golieth. Me, Bonnie and Jodi

Our Golieth for us to aim at. Yeah not many of us hit it.

It is a lot harder then it looks that is for sure.

Amanda, Lynette, and I

This one worked

The sunset was the best part.

Then we ate at a nice resturant on the beach. Oh how I love Tel Aviv, away from homework and professors.

Tel Aviv!

Then we played Red Rover and I got closed lined and fell hard...it was hilarious

It is a jelly fish, but I think it is dead.

Tel Aviv

We got icecream and just hung at the beach. We could not swim because there were no lifeguards but we had a good time. I am with Eric and John

John got scard..haha...you can see our castle in the back. We tried to make sphinx.

TEL AVIV

Oh how I love Tel Aviv. It is where the airport is where we flew in. A group of 22 of us went. I am in charge of the out of Jerusalem activities so I had to plan it.

We went to Old Jaffa which is known as Jappa in the Old Testament. A really cool city with a lot of markets and fun things to see.

We went to a flea market which is really a REALLY BIG garage sell.

This is in the Garden and our Professor told us the story of when President Hinckley came, looked at this and said "I do pray for the peace in Jerusalem." This made me think- I should too.

Here is Golgatha. It is right by the Garden Tomb. Everything is right in the middle of the city. It is interesting because when you are looking at Golgatha there is so much noise from the streets but when you go further into the garden by the tomb it is quiet, and peaceful.

They know this is the place because of the scull in the rock. Can you see it? Their are writings that they would bring people here to stone them. It was also right by a main rode to other cities which is by people were always crossing Christ while he was on the cross and mocking him.

Here are some better pictures of the Garden Tomb. It is my favorite place to visit so I go almost every Sabbeth day. There are a lot of tourists but it is still peaceful. This is where he was lain.

The door to the Tomb

It is a beautiful garden. There is no big stone but here is a smaller one that represents it.