FOR EVANGELICAL TRAVELERS
Top 5 Evangelical Sites in Israel
Five places where the Gospels come alive for Evangelical travelers: the Jordan where Jesus was baptized, his ministry around the Sea of Galilee, and the garden of the last night and the empty tomb in Jerusalem. We read the passage on site, and leave time to pray, to sing and to take communion.
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Baptismal site at Yardenit · Matthew 3:13–17
The Jordan River
The river where Jesus was baptized, and where many travelers choose to renew their baptism. Your pastor is welcome to lead, and no one hurries you. Tell us beforehand and we prepare everything.
Our Nazareth & Sea of Galilee day -
Sea of Galilee · Matthew 4:13 · Mark 1:21–34 · Mark 2:1–12
Capernaum
After Nazareth, Jesus made Capernaum the base of his ministry. Here he taught in the synagogue, healed Peter's mother-in-law, and the paralyzed man was let down through the roof. The excavated streets show the village he walked through.
Our Nazareth & Sea of Galilee day -
Sea of Galilee · Matthew 5–7
The Mount of Beatitudes
Read the Sermon on the Mount on the hillside above the lake, in quiet gardens that suit a group reading. Few places in Israel make the passage so easy to picture.
Our Nazareth & Sea of Galilee day -
Jerusalem, foot of the Mount of Olives · Mark 14:32–42 · Luke 22:39–46
The Garden of Gethsemane
Among olive trees, some of them many centuries old, where Jesus prayed on the night he was arrested. Beside the garden stands the Church of All Nations. A place for silence, and for the prayer "not my will, but yours."
Our Jerusalem day -
Jerusalem, north of the Damascus Gate · John 19:41–42 · John 20:1–18
The Garden Tomb
A quiet garden kept by Protestant caretakers. Many Evangelical believers come here to picture the burial and the resurrection, and to sing and take communion together. The mood is simple and open, with places to sit.
Our Jerusalem day
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