Galilee Trip

 

 

Church of Transfiguration on Mount Tabor

A baptismal site on the Jordan River near the Sea of Galilee

View from Tel-Dan - only a few miles from Syria and Lebanon

Caesarea Philippi - Banias - There is a picture of this place in the Bible, but it shows a lot more water than this one

Caesarea Maritima - This place was incredible. It is one of the many places that was made under the rule of King Herod. It became Judea's Roman capital after Herod's death and was a field of missionary labor for Phillip, Peter, and Paul.

Nimrod Fortress - We explored this castle for about an hour and I am sure that I could have spent more time there. It was a lot of fun. It is right next to Mt. Hermon about the Banias shown in pictures above. Arab traditions associated the fortress with the hunter Nimrod in Genesis 10:8-9. It was basically rebuilt by Muslim rulers in the 13th century AD. Also, just over the hill behind you could see this little village. Half of the village lies in Lebanon with the other half in Israel.

Nazareth - This spot was right under the Church of the Annunciation. That church was really cool because it had murals from a whole bunch of different countries showing how a depiction of Mary with the baby Jesus.

Mount of Beatitudes

Capernaum - The city of Christ - The building that you can see here was a Synagogue. Also at this site is where they believe they found Peter's home, as this was the base for Christ's Galilean ministry.