More Israel Pics

The Jordan River, which used to be a lot bigger. To the left is Jordan and to the right is Israel/ Palestinian Territories. 

Pics of our awesome hotel- The American Colony in Jerusalem. We stayed in this suite for two nights because David has been the hotel so often. 


Amber in front of Zacchaeus' tree

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way" (Luke 19:1-4,NET Bible).

Friends in Bethlehem
Noor, Amber and David
The EXACT spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem! 
Amber in front of the Bethlehem Church

These pictures are taken when we were in Hebron. Unfortunately, the exposure settings were wrong and our pictures didn't turn out very well. 

In the picture above, we are walking from a check point into an Israeli settlement. 

The tree behind us is important...I can't remember why, but its Biblical and really old. I'll ask David to write more. 

(David now): The tree, if you look close is wrapped in steel, because it has died long ago.  This is the tree (by tradition) in Genesis 12 where Abram was sitting when the Lord came to him at Mamre and told him that after a year he would have a son, Isaac.  It is where the covenant was made, just outside of Hebron.

David and Amber in front of the tree. 
David and Amber with Sheikh Tamimi outside his mosque, which is built over the caves of Macpelah -- the burial site of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.