Sojourn Initiatives
a company committed to sharing the land of the Bible through study tours in Israel/Palestine.
25/03/2023
Some highlights from Days 7-13…
17/03/2023
A few highlights from Days 1-6!
05/01/2023
Gateways through history
Sojourninitiatives.com
05/01/2023
Ancient sacred places…
Sojourninitiatives.com
Not without controversy… this will be a big change to one of our major stops in Jerusalem
13/12/2022
Dates for our next trip to the Land of the Bible are confirmed for Fall of 2023!
October 22 - November 5
For more info check out the site:
Sojourn Initiatives “O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?”— Psalm 15:1 Walk the land of the Bible.Step into history as we tread in the footsteps of the ancients. View Some of Our Favourite Spots Come Alive to a Living Text.Allow familiar texts to breathe new life into you as ...
16/10/2022
With manmade islands and jetties, new hotel plan set to transform Dead Sea tourism Projects in the works includes guest villas on stilts à la the Maldives, spits of land reaching into the sea with a large expo dome and more, plus rooms along artificial inlets
27/09/2022
Israel is the best country of the planet. If you don't agree, it means that you haven't been to Israel yet. Come, visit Israel and you will agree. 😉🇮🇱
#ישראל #תמונה #שלום #שנהטובהומתוקה #ירושלים
27/09/2022
Happy world tourism day! If you’re looking forward to travelling again - consider joining us to Israel/Palestine!
Sojourn Initiatives “O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?”— Psalm 15:1 Walk the land of the Bible.Step into history as we tread in the footsteps of the ancients. View Some of Our Favourite Spots Come Alive to a Living Text.Allow familiar texts to breathe new life into you as ...
22/09/2022
On the most likely location for ancient Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl) sits the partially constructed palace of King Hussein, the former Hashemite King of Jordan. This project was abandoned after the Six-Day War in 1967 and therefore never completed.
Here, our students stand within its frame for an elevated view of the Central Benjamin Plateau and a conversation regarding the geo-political significance of the territory of Benjamin as a whole.
16/09/2022
I've posted a link to a journal titled 'Jerusalem Ivories' that provides excellent context for the state of Jerusalem right before the Babylonian Exile. One of the authors is an archaeologist that I got to work with in Jerusalem at the Givati Parking Lot Excavation - Yiftah Shaleh
https://atiqot.org.il/ArticleList.aspx?id=1056&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
"This preliminary report presents an assemblage of ivory items found in the precincts of the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. Such prestigious ivory items have only been found in prominent cities, such as Late Bronze Age Megiddo and Iron Age Samaria, where they originated in buildings recognized as part of palatial complexes. These items are the first of their kind to be found in Jerusalem, revealing the wealth of Jerusalem’s elite on the eve of the city’s destruction in 586 BCE. The findings shed light on the cultural and economic role of the city’s elite in the “global” network that connected royal courts and their agents across the ancient Near East."
15/09/2022
The holy city is wonderfully and delicately woven together
Jerusalem has always been a city of layers tightly woven together. It is our desire to not only understand these layers but to encounter them. We are glad to be situated in such a beautifully diverse arena of culture and history.
📷: Looking east from the southern ramparts of the Old City.
06/09/2022
Hello!
We just wanted to give a quick heads up that we are nearing our registration deadline (Sept 30) for our spring trip next year. If you or someone amongst your family/friends is thinking about joining us this next year, or has ever wondered about visiting the land of Israel/Palestine, please send them over to: sojourninitiatives.com as we’ve recently updated the website!
The Lord bless you as you enter the sunny fall season. 😎
10/08/2022
A friend and colleague just finished up with a very interesting dig at a site called El-Araj - which is possibly a better candidate for the biblical town of Bethsaida in the Galilee than what we currently have. Check out their finds at this very interesting site!
Archaeologists find entreaty to St. Peter in early church by Sea of Galilee ***
26/07/2022
Check out our friend Chandler’s written explorations of ancient and modern Jerusalem!
In this post he examines how a garden belonging to the Armenian Patriarchate was recently paved over amidst some salvage excavations that took place.
Photo Documenting Recent Changes in the Southwestern Corner of Old City Jerusalem During the pandemic a major effort that included salvage excavations transformed the southern Armenian Garden from a mound of dirt into a large paved parking lot. Here is what changed.
26/07/2022
They paved Patriarchate and put up a parking lot
Photo Documenting Recent Changes in the Southwestern Corner of Old City Jerusalem During the pandemic a major effort that included salvage excavations transformed the southern Armenian Garden from a mound of dirt into a large paved parking lot. Here is what changed.
23/07/2022
Here’s a view from east at the Mount of Olives toward the Temple Mount in the west on Palm Sunday
20/07/2022
Throwback to Nimrod’s fortress!
19/07/2022
Galilean horseback ride out of chorazim with חוות הנופש ורד הגליל - Vered Hagalil guest farm
18/07/2022
Hello Everyone! Introducing Sojourn Initiatives: a company committed to sharing the land of the Bible through study tours in Israel/Palestine. Our next trip is March 12-26, 2023. We'd love to connect with you! Check out our website for more info! sojourninitiatives.com