We only went to three sites today, but it was much more of a drive. Our first stop was at the ancient city of Caesarea, built by King Herod and mentioned in Acts 10. It was a very Roman-esq city. Very cool to walk through. You can see remains of a theater, an amphitheater, the palace, houses, etc. I probably took way too many pictures.
Our second site of the day was to a monastery on the top of Mt. Caramel, the traditional site of where Elija most likely challenged the prophets of Baal (1Kings 18), and below in the valley was Jezreel. It was an absolutely beautiful garden and view from up there.
Our third visit was to the city of Megiddo, Armageddon from Revelation, and mentioned many places in the old testament. It was a huge site, with a tunneled water system beneath it that we could walk through. Another very cool place to walk around.
Tomorrow we begin the dig, so no more site seeing till the weekend, but I'm sure I'll still have a lot to tell you about. :) Sorry for the lack of photos, they wouldn't upload tonight. :/. They'll be on facebook eventually though!
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