Philistine Field Trip!

I can't really fix the order of the pictures...but this is my field trip in a nutshell.

Gath
-where Goliath was from!
-the Philistines settled during King David's time
-We saw the remains of Philistine homes that our teacher Dr. Chadwick has been/ is excavating.
-Poppies!!

Maresha
-built as a defense for Judah against Egypt
-dovecote--> hundreds of places in the stone where doves lived--> the doves were used for food and sacrifices

Olive Press-
Get= press Shem= oil-->Gethsemane
Jesus prayed in an olive press (near the Garden of Gethsemane)
Red oil= Jesus bleeding from every pore
Jesus was crushed and took upon the sins of the world

Sidonian Tombs
-constructed by the Edomites

Lachish-
-key Canaanite town and palace/fortification when the Assyrians planned to attack Jerusalem (capital of Israel in 701 B.C)
-It was the last city to defend Jerusalem from the Babylonians. From the top of Lachish the people saw the fire from the other town in front of them go out one day and they knew that meant that the Babylonians took over that town which was sad because the people had family and friends over there and the Babylonians did horrible things to them. The people realized that if they fall then the Babylonians will do the same thing to them and Jerusalem that they did to that town. Lachich ended up being taken over by the Babylonians and Jerusalem did too. So much human drama.

Azekah
-David and Goliath story
-David was told by his father to go give food to his brothers who were preparingn to battle the Philistines. He want down through the Elah valley from Bethlehem near Azekah and fought Goliath with his slingshot.

Bet-Shemesh:
-final place the Philistines took the Ark after capturing it and retuning it to the Israelites
-Dr. Chadwick taught us a song to the tune of "My Boyfriends Back"..."Shephelah, shephelah, Goliath's back"..so clever and stuck in our heads all day.
-RAINBOW!

JERICHO!

After 7 days of marching around the walls of Jericho the armies marched around 7 times, blew the trumpets, and the walls fell down!

Luke 19
When Christ came to visit, Zaccheaus ( a rich man who wanted to see the Savior) climbed up into a sycamore tree. Jesus slept at his house that night and Zachhaeus promised to give half of all that he had to the poor.

2 Kings: 2
Spring of Elisha
Elisha fills a cruse with salt and pours it into the spring that has water that's not good to drink and the water becomes pure.

Mount of Temptation
Jesus had been fasting for 40 days and was tempted by Satan. We saw where the story of the Good Samaritan would have taken place on the road of Jericho where the priest and Jesus would walk when traveling to Jerusalem to go to the temple. Bro. Muhlestein talkeda bout how even though the priests were on their way to teh temple to do good things, they passedby the man who needed their help and they didn't stop. We talked about good, better, and best and how sometimes we are blinded by the good that we are doing and so involved in that that we can't see what is around us that would be better for us.

Field Trip

Augusta Victoria Tower, Seven Arches Overlook, Nebi Samwil, Gibeah of Saul, Hebrew Univeristy .

Omars

My Nativity Set...minus the stable. And the camels that I like.

City

Church of the Holy Sepulcher

THE JC

This is the way I live...

ehhhhhhhh hey

Okkkay so we can't really post pictures on our blogs because it takes forever and so I just put them really low quality and then next time I post I'll go to Hebrew University so they're more clear! I need to post all my field trips and Egypt pics.