October 23, 2012: 3 maps of the area

Here are modern day maps of Israel and Jordan. I hope this helps you visualize where we are.

 





 

If you check out the legend on the second map, you will notice that Israel is approximately 40 miles wide--or less--at many points. These are not great distances. We will staying at a hotel in Tiberias on the northwest side of the Sea of Galilee the first three nights. It looks like that will be less than 10 miles from Syria. Wow!