Started the day with a brisk walk at 5am. Then on to breakfast and on the bus at 8am. Our first stop today, Kursi. Kursi was known as the country of the Gerasenes in New Testament times. It is believed that Jesus healed the Gerasenes demoniac here and the pigs committed sui-cide.
Next, it was off to the mountains of the Golan Heights. We took a Jeep ride through the trails of the Golan Heights. We Pics of this will be on FB. This was an awesome experience. These open Jeeps gave you a great view of everything. We were at the Jordan River near its headwaters. At the top of a mountain we learned about the six day war in 1967 that won back this area from Syria.
Next was lunch at a restaurant in Mas'ada. I had a Labne. It looked like a big quesadilla. Pretty tasty. You can see the lady making in on FB.
After lunch, our next stop was Ceaserea Philippi. This was a gentile city with pagan worship long ago. It is also believed to be the place of Peter's confession... "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." as found in the gospels. The transfiguration may have happened near here on Mt. Hermon.
Our last stop of the day was at the ancient city of Dan. Much of this site was pre-Jesus. this is the place that Jeroboam built an altar and setup one of the golden calves for worship. The last part of this site was a real treat. The gates of the original city of Dan were there that are over 4,000 years old. We saw the gate that that we know Abraham would have passed through when following God's directive to the promised land! WOW! In Gensis 14:14, we know Abraham went through Dan and would have had to have gone through this gate.
We are now back at the hotel about to eat and have Bible Study. What an awesome day!
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