ISRAEL TRAVEL & ADVENTURE BLOG

Qasr El Yahud baptism site on the Jordan River Qasr Al-Yahud is the baptismal site on the banks of the Jordan River,  where according to tradition, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Christian tradition marks this site as the place of the “spiritual birth” of Jesus as opposed to his physical birth in Bethlehem. It's name...

Yardenit baptism site on the Jordan River  Yardenit ("little Jordan") is a popular Baptism site. Here, the water flows into the Jordan river, eventually flowing into the Dead Sea located more than 100KM to the south. This site is believed by some traditions to be the actual site where Jesus was baptized by John the...

The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern slope of Mount Zion, just outside the Old (walled) City of Jerusalem. The church takes its name from the Latin word "Gallicantu", meaning cock-crow. It was built in 1931. According to tradition,...

The Last Supper Room The Last Supper Room is located just above the Tomb of David on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. It is a second story room that symbolizes the “upper room” in which Jesus and his disciples held a Passover dinner, on the night before Jesus was captured by the Romans, trialed and crucified....

Way of Grief Via Dolorosa ("Way of Grief" in Latin) is a road in the old city of Jerusalem, a path where Jesus was lead in agony, carrying the crucifixion cross.  There are a total of 14 stations along this path, based on events that occurred on the way to the Golgotha hill, the site...

Caesarea of Philip Caesarea Philipi (originally Panias) is situated 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and at the base of Mt. Hermon, it  is the location of one of the largest springs feeding the Jordan River.  This abundant water supply has made the area very fertile and attractive for religious worship.  Numerous temples...

Caesarea as near Sebastos Caesarea was located on the Mediterranean coast thirty-three miles north of Joppa and sixty miles northwest of Jerusalem. The Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, gave the site to Herod the Great, who constructed his most extensive building project there, a city designed on the Roman model, which was named in honor of...

Jeasus Boat Museum This Roman boat was discovered by accident in the winter of 1986, after a dry season when the lake was very low.  It was found on the muddy shores of the sea of Galilee between Ginnosar and MagdalIa. It was transferred to a special museum in the Yigal Allon center in Kibbutz Ginnosar....