Day	Feb-March	Planned Sites (subject to change)
1	Fri 24	Departure from home city; overnight on the airplane
2	Sat 25	Arrival at the Ben-Gurion Tel Aviv airport (TLV) with transfer to hotel; Overnight in Tel Aviv
3	Sun 26	The Hill Country of Judea: Beth Shemesh, Elah Valley, Dig-for-a-Day Experience at Tel Maresha/Beit Guvrin, Ashkelon; Overnight in Ashkelon
4	Mon 27	Philistines and Patriarchs: Beer Sheva, Arad, swim in the Dead Sea, Ein Gedi; Overnight Ein Gedi
5	Tues 28	Wilderness Hiding Places/Jordan Valley: Masada, Qumran, Jericho; Overnight at Jerusalem
6	Weds 29	David's Jerusalem: The City of David (Israelite "palace," Area G, Warren's Shaft, Hezekiah's Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam), the "Broad Wall" on the Western Hill; Overnight in Jerusalem
7	Thurs 1	Jesus' Birthplace and Environs: Bethlehem, Herodium, Shrine of the Book, Second Temple Model, Yad Vashem; Overnight in Jerusalem
8	Fri 2	Jesus' Jerusalem: Mount of Olives, traditional Garden of Gethsemane, Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne's Church, Southern Wall Excavations, Wohl Museum, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb; Overnight in Jerusalem
9	Sat 3	The Other Side of the Jordan: Transfer to Jordan at Allenby Bridge. Bethany beyond the Jordan, Madeba, Mt. Nebo; Overnight at Petra
10	Sun 4	City of Desert Traders: Petra; Overnight in Amman
11	Mon 5	The Decapolis: Theater of Amman/Philadelphia, Jerash, Pella. Transfer to Israel at Sheikh Hussein Bridge; Overnight at Sea of Galilee
12	Tues 6	Galilee of the Gentiles: Mt. Of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Tabgha (Jesus Boat), Church of Peter's Primacy, Bethsaida, Galilee boat ride; Overnight at Sea of Galilee
13	Weds 7	The "Sides of the North": Chorazin, Hazor, Dan, Caesarea Philippi (Banias); Omrit; Overnight at Sea of Galilee
14	Thurs 8	Travelling in Galilee: Beth Shean, Tiberias, Migdal Synagogue, Nazareth Village; Overnight Nazareth
15	Fri 9	Going West: Megiddo, Ptolemais/Akre/Acco, Caesarea Maritima; Overnight in Jerusalem
16	Sat 10	Departure for US from Ben-Gurion Tel Aviv airport

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