Hebron, Rachel's Tomb, and Herodian

First stop is the Tomb of Rachel in Bethlehem after which we travel to the biblical city of Hebron. Here we visit the Me'arat Hamachpelah The cave/tomb of the patriarchs and learn about its constuction and history. We will stop in the Avraham Avinu neighborhood on our way up the hill. A brief stop at the beit hadassh building, one of the oldest Jewish residences in Modern Hebron, and then at one of the newest for a view from the rooftop.

Now at the top of the hill we will pay our respects at the tombs of Ruth and Yishai (Jesse) , the family of King David before heading down past the famous well and mikveh of Avraham.

After a break for lunch we will head to Herodian and explore a truly fantastic feat of ancient engineering,and a few very questionable decisions by one of History's most famous or rather infamous monarchs.