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"Touching Time" at Zippori National Park.
Photo: Hagay Dvir
and – in the eastern wing of the palace, in
the praetorium – you can stand where Paul
would have appeared before Felix, Festus
and Agrippa II and Berenice. Now there’s
more! Recent excavations beneath the
praetorium have revealed the prison where
Paul was held for two years (Acts 23:34; Acts
24:27). The most poignant discovery made
publicly so far is an inscription scratched
in the mud by a woman prisoner, pleading
with the Lord for deliverance.
an extraordinary testament to both natural The “Newest Antiquity” in Caesarea Touching Time: “Work it and Take Care of
wonders and spiritual resonance. Two Maritima National Park – Paul’s Prison It” (Gen. 2:15)
captivating short films set the stage for your Cell In the Holy Land, the men and women
exploration of the reserve, a haven of life in The evocative Roman ruins at Caesarea of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority
the desert. Visitors are greeted with vibrant, National Park now bring alive yet another spend every working day fostering its
larger-than-life sculptures of the local story of the trials and tribulations of the precious biblical and natural sites. Now, in
wildlife, with advanced graphical illusions, Apostle Paul. You can already visit the a new hands-on program, “Touching Time,”
including the mesmerizing emergence of an magnificent palace built by Herod the Great, you’ll help preserve and restore ancient
African monarch butterfly from its cocoon later occupied by the notorious Pontius Pilate, monuments, learning as you work to build
and the Jordan St. Peter’s fish thriving in this both your understanding of Scripture and
unique convergence of salty and fresh water. View of antiquities at Sussita (Hippos) National Park. group spirit. Led by experts, this 2–3 hour
Photo: Shlomit Shavit program is available at Zippori National Park,
The first film highlights Israel's greatest the traditional childhood home of Mary, and
“natural” resource – its amazing people. A at Bet She’an National Park mentioned in the
geologist, a biologist, and a park ranger story of Saul (1 Sam. 31:10–12) and one of
share their passions, detailing extraordinary the Decapolis cities (Matthew 4:25;
efforts to explore the depths of the Dead
Sea and uncover the marvels of this unique ✦Mark 5:20; 7:31).
ecosystem. Enot Tsukim and its visitor
center add a profound dimension to any For more information please contact
pilgrimage, bringing the prophecy of Ezekiel hagayd@npa.org.il
47:8–9 to life: “When the water flows into the
[Dead] Sea, it will replace the salt water there
with fresh water. Wherever the river flows,
there will be many fish and animals.”
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