Thursday, January 7, 2010

Holy Lands Update 1

Thank you for your prayers. All team members arrived safely with all of our luggage! We have been up for 34 hours and are worn out but already we've had a great time in Israel. Today we walked through the Elah Valley where David killed Goliath. On top of the side of the Israel encampment was a rock gate that has stood since that time - estimated at 3100 years old. Inspiring to walk those same steps David himself walked. We also saw several sites around the Temple Mount with more detailed tours to come. We also saw some tombs around the temple site. One of those was Absalom's tomb - David's son:


Another is said to be James' tomb - the half-brother of Jesus:


Keep checking back in and we'll update regularly.

Shalom,
Team Firewheel


3 comments:

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