Our last full day in Israel, in Galilee, we spent an hour on the sea! Our boat ride onto the lake gave a little time to see what the fishermen and Jesus would have seen on a typical sunny morning, the coastline of Capereum and the Mount where Jesus preached and taught. Most of the 3 years of his earthly ministry was here In Galilee.

We took our boat ride out of the Kibbutz Ginossar, the place I stayed on my last trip in about 1993! A fishing boat from Jesus time had been found after several years of drought in 1986 and at the time of my visit was in a preservation process. Today, it’s preserved and on display! This was a highlight for me!

We visited the place where a natural semi circular hillside would have been a natural theater for His Sermon on the Mount. The catholic church of the Beatitudes sits above it.

Ruins of Caperneum have been positively identified by the family name Zebedee, carved on a pillar there! Remember, James and John, the sons of Zebedee were 2 of the fishermen disciples of Jesus. We saw the house where Peter lived, where Jesus stayed when he was in Capereum and we saw the synagogue where we know He preached! Everywhere you looked today, you can see the places where Jesus and the disciples have been.

We also went to the top and the bottom of Mount Arbel, overlooking the sea on 1 side and Wadi Haram on the other, the pass between 2 peaks where there is a natural trail. We even walked a portion of the that trail, the Jesus walk, the trail where He would have walked when he left Nazareth and came to Galilee. From the peak, The views of the Lake and all around Galilee were breathtaking! From the bottom we could see the caves where rebels hid from the Romans in the rebellion.

But as usual, even great things come to an end. Our group flies home tonight, we do in the morning. God has given us a wonderful trip and we will remember this experience forever.

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