Hi my name is Isaiah Marron. At this time last year, I was with my family in Israel. We spent a truly life-changing month there. We were able to avoid some of the constraints of most tour travel by going primarily just as a family as opposed to going with a tour guide; this gave us much more freedom on such a long awaited (for many years) trip to such an important place. We traveled all over Israel and some in Jordan and even set foot in Egypt for a couple of hours! The Sea of Galilee was amazing and it was especially fun to swim there. We went to Caesarea on the Coast, where Paul was imprisoned. We went to Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. Due to common violent acts of terrorism by Islamic jihadists, part of this town is surrounded by a 20 ft high wall to restrict terrorists from coming in to the rest of Israel. In fact, the atmosphere is very tense there and there are even still frequent terrorist attacks on public places. The Jews are and always have been hated and throughout their history, many attempts have been made to exterminate them; thus they have and show a strong thankful patriotism and love for their country – stronger than most Americans, I might add.
We went on Mt. Carmel and Tel Megiddo and through the Valley of Har Megiddo (Armageddon), where History’s most important battles have and are yet to be fought! We also went many other amazing places such as the Mt. of Olives and the most important piece of ground in the world: the Temple Mount. For me, however, the favorite and most meaningful place was the Garden Tomb, which may be the very place where Jesus rose from the dead. Even if it isn’t the place, it was a very godly place; different from most of the other Christian sites in that it was much more accurate and realistic. It was a very peaceful place, and most importantly, the atmosphere there was much more biblically truthful – including the way it was presented. I and my whole family had a great time in Israel and if you want to hear more, just leave a comment on this post. Thanks
That's cool you were able to tour Israel! My parents did that with my uncle when I was too young to go. :(
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