Our first stop on the second day of the trip was a archeological Tel called Hazor. It was thriving urban city on an international route even before the time of Joshua and his conquests. I didn't post any pictures because you may find that that it looks similar to other remains of ancient cities. However, it did have quite a bit of significance during the time of Solomon. Our next stop of the day was a lookout where we could get an idea of the layout of the land and could see all the way to Lebanon. It's amazing how close together these lands are and how that affects their conflict with each other. We didn't stay long....for those of you who worry. :)
My favorite stop of the day was at Tel Dan. It is the ancient city of Dan and the Dan Spring flows through the site. It was great to see the ancient city and walk along a beautiful trail next to the spring. After our stop at Dan we went to Caesarea-Philippi and talked about the pagan religion and influence of the many different cultures coming through the area. Oh yeah...before that, we made a quick stop at the Jordan River to take some pictures and say that we went to the Jordan River. After our time at Caesarea-Philippi we went to another place where we could see Mt. Hermon and Crater Lake. At this particular location there is a community of "druze". They are a people who are a sect of Islam and are very dedicated to hard work and the cultivating of this particular land. They had a great harvest of apples and we treated ourselves to fresh apple juice and big, juicy apples. To end the day, we went to the top of a dormant volcano which is now an IDF base. We could see all the way to Syria from there and had fun walking through the trenches in the army base. Here are some pictures from the day:
My favorite stop of the day was at Tel Dan. It is the ancient city of Dan and the Dan Spring flows through the site. It was great to see the ancient city and walk along a beautiful trail next to the spring. After our stop at Dan we went to Caesarea-Philippi and talked about the pagan religion and influence of the many different cultures coming through the area. Oh yeah...before that, we made a quick stop at the Jordan River to take some pictures and say that we went to the Jordan River. After our time at Caesarea-Philippi we went to another place where we could see Mt. Hermon and Crater Lake. At this particular location there is a community of "druze". They are a people who are a sect of Islam and are very dedicated to hard work and the cultivating of this particular land. They had a great harvest of apples and we treated ourselves to fresh apple juice and big, juicy apples. To end the day, we went to the top of a dormant volcano which is now an IDF base. We could see all the way to Syria from there and had fun walking through the trenches in the army base. Here are some pictures from the day:
This is a view out to Lebanon from a hilltop in Israel
The city wall of Dan
The spring of Dan meets with three other major springs from Mt. Hermon that flow into the Jordan River and down to the Dead Sea
The Jordan River
Caesarea-Philippi. This is a picture of part of the sanctuary to the god Pan at the outlet of the spring of Banias. There is also a cave at this site that was believed to lead to the pits of Hell. The practices and worship at this sanctuary were extremely pagan and quite gross...I won't go into detail here. :)
Mt. Hermon...many miles long and wide...usually covered with snow
This is on top of a dormant volcano at an IDF (Israeli Defense Forces - army) base. You can look out to Syria from this point, just beyond the green fields.
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