So it turns out I'm not very good at keeping a blog updated. I'm home
and back in the states now but I'll give a quick sum up of the highlights of the last couple weeks in Israel. In November we went to Galilee. It was amazing. We got to see more of where Jesus walked and taught and performed miracles.
we went to Caesarea Maritima where Paul was kept and tried by the Roman Governor
The Roman Theater in Caesarea Maritima
the aquaduct
the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth
the facade of the Church of the Annunciation--the site the Angel Gabriel supposedly came to Mary
the ruins of Mary's house inside the church
En Gev--the hotel run by a kibbutz that we stayed at while we were in Galilee
beautiful sunset
on a boat on the Sea of Galilee
Church of the Loaves and Fishes
standing in the Sea of Galilee
synagogue at Capernaum
a mote and beam--Jesus was a stone mason--everything is made of stone in Jerusalem not wood
Gamla--a city set on a hill from Matthew 5:14
synagogue at Gamla--likely place where Jesus taught
fish at the En Gev Fish Restaurant
a sifter at Qazrin
grinding wheat at Qazrin
at Yardenit--baptismal site just south of the Sea of Galilee--possible sight of Jesus' baptism
baptismal ceremony going on at Yardenit
the high place at Tel Dan--where the golden calf was placed
the model of the big altar at Tel Dan
big column at Bet She'an
Bet She'an
Mount Tabor--possible sight of the Mt of Transfiguration
Mt Carmel--the two altars
statue of Elijah on Mt Carmel
el Jazzar Mosque in Akko
