Depart the Sea of Galilee and drive south along the Jordan Valley
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Today we leave the Sea of Galilee. We check out of the hotel after breakfast and drive south along the Jordan Valley to Ein Harod (Gideon's spring ) where Israel's first King - Saul and his son Jonathan fell in battle t the Phillistines around 1010BC (1Samuel 31) . It was at the waters of Ein Harod that Gideon collected his people , in accordance with God's command (Judges 7:7). We drive further south to the ancient Israelite city of Beit Shean. In New Testament times this city became one of the 10 cities of the Decapolis (Matthew 4:25; Mark 5:20 ; Mark 7:31). We continue to Qumran, where the Essenes, a Jewish religious sect, lived over 2000 years ag o and wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls (which you will later see at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem). We continue our drive along the shores of the Dead Sea – the lowest spot on the face of the Earth. We will check in to the David Spa Hotel by the Dead Sea in the early afternoon. We will have time to enjoy the hotel facilities. You may wish to enjoy a float in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight.
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Feb 19