My husband is celebrating his birthday today, a Shabbat in Israel. I made a breakfast of challah French toast and we’re just going to relax after ten days of non-stop activity.
Tiberias by the Sea – February 14
Another beautiful morning on the Sea of Galilee. Today we went into Tiberias to find some internet and connect with people we needed meet and confirm some reservations. Our host was very helpful in giving us the names of two coffee shops, but only said …
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An Arab Village – February 13
Rawan was one of the exchange students that my son met last year at Chadron State College. She is an Arab Israeli that became a family friend, ‘daughter’ after she spent a couple of weekends at our home. She invited us to Chadron for her talk on Israel and the International Food Festival. She became very close to our youngest daughter and wanted us to visit her someday in her beautiful land of Israel.
Mount Carmel into Jezreel – February 12
Megiddo and the Valley are known not just because Elijah ran all the way from Haifa to Jezreel and beat Ahab’s chariots, but this valley, near Megiddo is where Naboth had his vineyard (1 Kings 21) and Jezebel would be eaten by dogs (2 Kings 9:10). This valley is also the location where the final battle of Armageddon will be fought. The Scriptures say that blood will fill the valley up to the bridles of horses. Seeing the valley, this is an unimaginable amount of blood. My daughter said, “I don’t want to imagine it.”