Tag: Galilee
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The City Where Jesus and His Family Worked. Plus the Mona Lisa of the Galilee
In the Galilean city of Zippori is an exquisite mosaic of a beautiful woman. The mosaic artist was a person of rare talent deploying more colored mosaics than normal to a woman in an artistically pleasing pose. The mosaic dates to the Roman or Byzantine period. The city of Zippori, called Diocaesarea by the Romans… Read more
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Capernaum “His own city”
Capernaum (meaning Village of Nahum) is referred to as “His own city” in Matthew 9: 1. It was His home during His ministry. At the time of Christ, it was the largest city on the banks of the Sea of Galilee. The district of Capernaum was perhaps the most populated in all of Israel. Because… Read more
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First Century Galilee Boat
Also nick-named “Jesus Boat” because it is likely the type and style of boat used for fishing by Jesus’ 4 fisherman disciples, namely Peter, James, John, and Andrew. In the Ginnosar Kibbutz’s Yigal Alon Museum, located on the banks of the Sea of Galilee not far from the city of Magdala ruins, is the excavated… Read more
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The Sea of Galilee
Did you know that approximately 75% of the Gospels takes place within sight of the Sea of Galilee? The Sea of Galilee is also known as Lake Tiberias, Lake Kinnerit, and Lake Gennesaret. The lake is the largest natural lake in the Middle East and is roughly harp shaped. It is 12 1/2 miles long… Read more