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Day One:
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8:30 a.m.
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Leave Jerusalem.
While traveling we will learn about the successful communities of Beit-El and Ofrah, as well as the story of the Inheritance of Benjamin.
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9:15 a.m.
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Tel Shilo.
Tour the site where the Tabernacle was housed after the Israelites entered the holy land. View audio-visual presentation at the site
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11:30 a.m.
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Mount Kabir/Abraham's Mountain
Look out point over Biblical areas and description of the entry of the Children of Israel into the land; view the Altar of Joshua on Mount Ebal; look into the Biblical city of Shechem (Nablus), and more.
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1:00 p.m.
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Lunch at the Horon army base canteen.
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1:30 p.m.
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Itamar
Visit local organic farming homesteads (opportunity to taste!); visit a local farmer's market; view Biblical sites from strategic look-out point; meet with local residents and families of terror victims.
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3:30 p.m.
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Mount Grizim/Mount Bracha
Visit archeological site on the mountaintop and meet with local Samaritans.
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6:00 p.m.
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Overnight at the Eshel Hashomron Hotel.
Enjoy cascading waterfalls as you relax by the pool or visit the hotel's biblical sculpture garden.
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Day Two:
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8:30 a.m.
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Ariel – capitol of the Shomron
Tour of the Biblical Park, followed by a tour of the largest settlement in the Shomron.
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10:30 a.m.
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Barkan Industrial Park
Visit one of the largest and best planned industrial parks in Israel. Meet with Benzi Lieberman, mayor of the Shomron Regional Council and chairman of Yesha Council.
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12:00 noon
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Lunch at the Kedumim snack bar.
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1:00 p.m.
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On the bus.
While travelling we will learn about Sebastia/Shomron, the capital of the Kingdom of Israel; Sebastia railway station; renewal of the Jewish settlement of Shomron.
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1:30 p.m.
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Homesh
Support visit to an isolated community in the heart of the Shomron mountains, which also offers a panoramic view of the coastal plain and Tel Aviv.
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2:30 p.m.
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Sanur
Visit artists' village and tour gallery/
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4:00 p.m.
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Mevo-Dotan
Visit isolated Shomron community. From there we will view the Dotan Valley and the site of the sale of Joseph into slavery by his 10 brothers.
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5:00 p.m.
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Continue to travel North to the Galilee and Tiberias.
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