The document summarizes a pilgrimage to the Holy Land led by Knights Templar. It describes the itinerary which included sites along the Via Maris coastal route, the Galilee region where Jesus performed many miracles, Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified and buried, and a visit to the Dead Sea. Key stops included Caesarea Maritima built by King Herod, Mount Carmel where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal, the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on water and performed other miracles, and following the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem on the way to Jesus' crucifixion and burial at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

1. Holy Land Pilgrimage February 2010

2. EL AL 8 depart New York (JFK), Monday Feb. 8 11:50 p.m. arrive Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Feb 9, 5:30 p.m.

3. Pilgrims fly EL AL for the cultural experience Orthodox Jews praying on the flight to Israel.

4. Welcome to Israel It’s 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Tel Aviv. We’ve been on the plane since midnight on Monday. 11 hour flight, +7 hour time change. You do the math.

5. Four-Stage Pilgrimage Via Maris (The Way of the Sea) The Galilee Jerusalem The Dead Sea

6. The Journey Begins in Joppa (Jaffa) 6,000 years of recorded history The city where Jonah set sail for Tarshish, hoping to outrun God (Jonah 1:3)

7. Ancient streets and houses Peter raised Tabitha from the dead in Joppa (Acts 9:36) Peter stayed in Joppa, at the home of Simon the Tanner (Acts 9:43) Lots of blue paint. The color of heaven, keeps the devil out.

8. St. Peter’s Church, Joppa Commemorates the place where Peter had the vision of the sheet (Acts 9:43 ff.) that led him to go with the messengers from Cornelius.

9. Our home in Tel Aviv

10. Via Maris (The Way of the Sea) The Galilee Jerusalem The Dead Sea

11. Caesarea Maritamia, 10 B.C. Built by Herod the Great, named for the Emperor Amphitheater seats 5,000

12. Herod’s fresh-water pool at Caesarea

13. Harbor at CaesareaA major port as early as 90 B.C.Herod constructed breakwaters

14. Hippodrome at CaesareaHorse races, later for Gladiator gamesMosque dates from Muslim occupancy 640-1101 A.D.

15. Aqueduct brought fresh water to Caesareafrom Mt. Carmel, 10 km away. Ohio Delegation, with Knights Templar Host – Duane Kemerley

16. Via Maris (The Way of the Sea) The Galilee Jerusalem The Dead Sea

17. Mt. Carmel

18. Ezra (left) always provided scriptural references to the sites we visited. Here, Haywood reads from 1 Kings 18:17 Elijah Challenged the Prophets of Baal

19. Carmelite Monastery This is where the Carmelite Order started. The monastery is dedicated to Mary

20. View from the roof of the monastery

21. Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Transfiguration

22. Church of theTransfiguration

25. Via Maris (The Way of the Sea) The Galilee Jerusalem The Dead Sea

26. The Sea of Galilee, Lake Gennesaret Largest freshwater lake in Israel. 13 miles long, 8 miles wide, maximum depth about 150 feet.

27. “The Jesus Boat”

29. NofGinosar Kibbutz Galilee

30. Sea of Galilee Boat Ride

32. Northern Shore of Sea of Galilee Church of the Beatitudes Orthodox Church, Capernaum

34. Capernaum, synagogue

36. The house of Peter’s Mother-in-Law

37. Church on site of Peter’s Mother-in-Law’s house

38. Church of the Beatitudes

39. The hill where Jesus preached He preached from the bottom, a natural amphitheater

41. Blessed are the meek ...

42. Church of Peter’s Primacy

43. Peter do you love me?

44. Mensa Christi – The Table of Christ

45. Fish BBQ for breakfast on the beach

46. St. Peter’s Fish for lunch - Tiberias

48. Jordan River – northern inlet to Sea of Galilee

52. Church of the Multiplication

57. Church of the Multiplication Stewardship Committee

58. Since 1901 the JNF has planted over 240 million trees We planted over 40 “And when you shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food.” (Lev. 19:23)

59. Four-Stage Pilgrimage Via Maris (The Way of the Sea) The Galilee Jerusalem The Dead Sea

60. “You will never again in your life have your first visit to Jerusalem” Knights Templar Host, Rev. Duane Kemerly prepares Pilgrims for their first glimpse of Jerusalem.

61. Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:2)

62. King Solomon Hotel, Jerusalem

63. Jews: Abraham and Isaac Mt. Moriah Holy of Holies Muslims: Muhammad shrine al-Haram ash-Sharif Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount on the site of the Second Temple (destroyed A.D. 70)

64. Al Aqsa Mosque | Temple Mount

65. Western Wall Al Aqsah Mosque and Haram ash Sharif can be seen behind

66. Sundays are popular for Bar Mitzvahs at the Western Wall

67. Can you spot the Knights Templar Pilgrims?

69. Jesus rode towards Jerusalem on a donkey

71. Dominus Flevit “The Lord Wept”

74. Coenaculum

75. Franciscan Friary from 14th century

76. Kidron Valley

80. St. Peter in Gallicantu, site where Jesus went before Caiaphas

83. Station 1: Jesus is condemned

85. Station 2: Jesus is given the cross

88. Station 3: Jesus falls the first time

89. Station 4: Jesus meets his mother

90. Station 5: Simon of Cyrene carries the cross

92. Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

93. Station 7: Jesus falls the second time

94. Station 8 Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem

96. Station 9 Jesus falls the third time

97. Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his clothes

98. Station 11 Crucifixion, Jesus is nailed to the cross

99. Station 12 Jesus dies on the cross

100. Station 13 Jesus’ body is removed from the cross

101. Station 14: Jesus is laid inside the tomb

102. Chapel of the Angel

103. Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre

109. KT Pilgrims do the “Dead Sea Float”

112. Rev. Pilgrim Cleveland McSwain – from Wyoming

113. Holy Land Pilgrimage Next year ... in Jerusalem