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The shore of the Sea of Galilee. |
Also known as Tiberias Lake. |
At 686 feet below sevel, it's the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second lowest lake on Earth after the Dead Sea. |
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Entering Capernaum, a small Roman fishing village where Jesus lived for awhile. |
All that's left of the village. |
Synagogue ruins where Jesus is thought to have taught. |
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Capernaum garden. |
A church outside the walls. |
The site overlooks the Sea of Galilee. |
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Statue of Peter the Apostle. |
Local trees. |
The magenta flowers were in bloom. |
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Church of the Multiplication. |
The place where the Bible claims Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. |
Mosaic floor. |
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The rock where Jesus stood when he blessed the bread and fish. Note the mosaic of fish and bread that looks nothing like bread. |
The Jordan River. |
On the banks of the river at Yardenit. |
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Gettin' baptised. |
Yardenit is a baptismal site where people spend an appalling amount of money in the gift shop. |
The banks of the Jordan. |
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The Mount of Beatitudes, where the Bible says Jesus delivered the Sermon of the Mount. |
A Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel on the Mount of Beatitudes. |
Sea of Galilee. |
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Driving through Galilee. |
Small town mosque. |
The architecture changes as you get closer to Tel Aviv. |