When you come to the Holy Land with your children, you’re probably excited to show them the land, to teach them about its rich history and its centrality to Christianity. But kids just wanna have fun! Fret not! In Israel, you can do both at the same time.
“The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples? – He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready.” (Mark 14:14-15) The Biblical Cenacle is the “large upper room furnished and prepared” that hosted
Whoever said that Christmas only comes once a year does not, obviously, live in Jerusalem. Thanks to a glut of Christian denominations confined in one small geographical space, Christmas comes three times in the Holy Land – more here than anywhere else in the world.
The ancient city of Jericho is literally older than history itself. Recorded history started in the 4th millennium BC with the advent of written language. By that time, Jericho had already existed as an ancient walled city for 4,000 years. During its long 10,000
What did Jerusalem look like in Jesus’ days? For most of Christian history, this question remained shrouded in mystery. When the Temple and city were destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D., the ruins remained buried for nearly two millennia – even after the
Bring Jerusalem Home With Souvenirs that Evoke the Time of Jesus If you’re like most visitors to the Holy Land, you are probably hunting for some great souvenirs to bring back home to your loved ones. However, before you buy a T shirt that says