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Dear Reader, Published by:
As I travel the country promoting tourism to Israel, I meet many Christians who Lishar Publlications Ltd.
tell me that a trip to Israel is on their bucket list. Of course, I am always happy
to hear that, and yet I also quietly wonder if they will ever get around to living Publisher & Editor in Chief
that dream. How many bucket-list wishes go unfulfilled as the business of our daily lives pushes those Itzhak Shani
wonderful dreams further and further out of reach until they are no longer accessible?
Editor
In 2018, let me encourage you, dear Christian reader, to take Israel off your bucket list and make it a Sarah Yarkoni
priority this year. As Israel prepares to celebrate her 70th anniversary as a modern state in April, don’t
look at Israel as another destination you hope to visit one day, but rather as it really is – the very land Graphic Design and Production
of the Bible, where the stories that have inspired you for so long were actually forged. Israel, like no Yael Volberg - Studio Yood
other place on earth, has the ability to enrich your faith and deepen your knowledge of the Scriptures.
I have yet to meet a Christian returning from a trip to Israel, who was not profoundly changed by the Editorial Coordinator
experience. In fact, most say that not only did they feel completely safe while visiting Israel, but also Esther Shani
that they now read the Bible with much more depth and insight. They have gained an historic and
geographic knowledge of the Bible that can only be achieved by actually having been to the places, Marketing & Sales
and the stories and teachings of the Scriptures now come alive as never before. Liron Eshel, Avi Sharon

With the ease and security of traveling to Israel these days, I hope you will not miss a life-changing Editorial Offices
journey to the Holy Land. As you read through this magazine, perhaps you will imagine yourself 26 Hahermon Street
actually at the sites described here. Then, make that decision to come to the land where you know Rishon Lezion 7523826
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May God bless you deeply, and may God continue to bless Israel on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
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Front Cover: Jordan Valley above
the fields of Kibbutz Beit Zera
Photo: ErezBit Photography

Israel’s 70th Anniversary 4 Thousands of Years of History in Thirty Minutes 10 3
Why a Special Tour 16 The Ancient Boat at Ginosar 20 Landscapes and Scrolls 22
King David’s Legacy Lives 24 Your First Walk through Museum of the Bible 29
Valley of the Miracles of Jesus 34 Can These Bones Live? 38
A New Season for Jerusalem 42 Cana - Site of Jesus' First Miracle 44
Nazareth Village 48 A Living Community of Ancient Faith 54