Bible Lands

The Bible Lands program is an educational travel experience that is open to learners of all ages. Our goal is to offer a rich learning experience that will fill your imagination with visions of the past by providing a geographical and historical context for the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. This can be a complicated affair, since the Bible spans several thousand years and just as many miles—from Italy to Iran, Turkey to Ethiopia, and everywhere in between.

While participants will not visit all of the lands mentioned in the Bible during their travels—just imagine how long that would take!—the program involves travel to many biblically-significant sites and historical locations in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Past programs have included visits to Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, and Italy. Participants who join us in January or May 2019 will travel throughout Israel and Palestine, visiting some of the most significant sites recorded in the Bible. Check out the itinerary and travel brochure below!

Western Wall

2019 BIBLE LANDS PROGRAMS

January 2019: Israel

Thursday, January 3 - Saturday, January 12

May 2019: Israel

Tuesday, May 21 - Thursday, May 30

For more information about the Bible Lands program, including information about costs and payments, visit the FAQs or contact the FHU Abroad Office at fhuabroad@fhu.edu.

Trip ItinerarY: Israel January 2019

Download the brochure for the 2019 Bible Lands programs.

Download the registration form for the 2019 Bible Lands programs.


Thursday, January 3 – Depart U.S. for Tel Aviv (optional transfer from Henderson to Nashville airport)

Friday, January 4 – Arrive in Tel Aviv; Dead Sea
Overnight along Dead Sea

Saturday, January 5 – Ein Gedi, Qumran, Jericho, Jordan River, Nazareth Village
Overnight in Nazareth

Sunday, January 6 – Worship with Nazareth Church of Christ, Caesarea Maritima
Overnight in Tiberias

Monday, January 7 – Tel Dan, Banias/Caesarea Philippi, Mount Hermon
Overnight in Tiberias

Tuesday, January 8 – Sea of Galilee: Yigal Allon Museum, boat ride on Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Cana; transfer to Jerusalem
Overnight in Jerusalem

Wednesday, January 9 – Jerusalem: Pool of Siloam, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Western Wall, Temple Mount, shopping in Old City
Overnight in Jerusalem

Thursday, January 10 – Jerusalem: Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Garden Tomb
Overnight in Jerusalem

Friday, January 11 – Israel Museum, Bethlehem; transfer to Tel Aviv for flight back to U.S.
Overnight on flight

Saturday, January 12 – Arrive in Nashville

 

Trip ItinerarY: Israel May 2019

Download the brochure for the 2019 Bible Lands programs.

Download the registration form for the 2019 Bible Lands programs.

 

The itinerary for the May 2019 program is currently being finalized.