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Galilee Slideshow
Galilee
Travel Blogs from Galilee, Israel
At the Sea of Galilee
Made it to the Sea of Galilee. This area was the home base of Jesus' ministry, and where he found his earliest disciples who were fishermen on the lake. There are numerous churches around the shore, most concentrated in the north. The city ...
Driving the Golan Heights
... in by buses). The church itself wasn't anything special, but it had nice gardens and a good view of the Sea of Galilee. There were a lot of tour groups, including some singing hymns. Then drove up to Banias, where springs eventually run into a ...
Where Is Your Faith?
... was a later morning as we needed to hit the bus at 8. We then had a boat ride from one side of the Sea of Galilee to the other. Amazing. To imagine Jesus walking on this water or Peter working hard all night long and catching nothing only to meet Jesus ...
Alltag
... etwas Neues zu meinen Aktivitaeten schreiben kann, da sich ein Tag dem anderen gleicht (im positiven Sinne), noch kann ich viel zu Israel sagen, da Nazaret sehr untypisch fuer das Land ist und ich ausser dem, was die meisten wissen, noch nicht viel ...
Cemetery, Golan Heights, Yeshiva, Rafting
... a very important piece of land from a historical and military perspective. At the top there was an incredible view of the sea of Galilee and we learned some of the history behind the region: it was acquired in the six day war from Syria who had been ...
A 65 km bicycle tour.
Jesus used to preach in the Tiberias Lake area and he performed many of his miracles in this region. I hired a bicycle and rode all around the lake, a 65 km ride. Here's what I found... ...
Following in His footsteps...sort of.
Last night, we asked the manager of our hotel if it was possible to rent bicycles, especially with it being Shabbat (the Sabbath, which most stores are closed for). "Yes, of course!" he answered (and this seems to be his answer for everything). The ...
Cycling around Sea of Galilee
In Tiberias, I rented a bike, cycled to the Eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee (actually, it's a lake and no sea, I don't really know why it's called Sea...), camped there for a night and did the rest of the cycle around the lake the next day. Was good ...
Maala Gamla - Moshaf
... , der fortalte om oplevelse i hans lange liv - bl.a. stod han for at sende joeder fra Frankrig og Italien til Israel efter statens oprettelse i 1948 - 40.000 om maaneden... Allerfoerst maatte vi dog hoere om hans familie - hans kone var bleet ...
A quick note
Dear Friends and Family, Just a quick note today. First thing this morning we went to the Mt. of Beatitudes for morning devotions. We traveled then to Tel Dan in the north and then to the head waters of the Jordan river. At Ceasarea ...
To Nazareth and Capernaum
Today we went to Nazareth and Capernaum, it was amazing, yet again! Check out these pics and the ...
Wednesday in the Jordan Valley and Galilee
... glimpses into everyday life in the ancient world. Then we drove north again along the banks of the Sea of Galilee, reaching the resort town of Tiberius on the western shore. We settled into our hotel for the night, enjoying glimpses of the lake ...
Up to Galilee.
... Italian restaurant, where we met Johnathan and his friend Dalia Bassa, who is the Health Coordinator for the State of Israel. She deals with medical issues involving Palestinians, where the Palestinians might need medical treatment and need to cross into ...
Tiberias
... the rich agricultural heartland of Israel. I tis greener than I would have thought possible. We headed to the Sea of Galilee which turned out much like the Jordan river to be a rather diminutive lake. Tiberias is the only town of any ...
Staying with a Carpenter in Nazareth
Our friend in Nazareth was originally a carpenter here. How appropriate! From here we have gone out to see the old city of Nazareth and the place where supposedly Mary lived and her well, Tel Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, and Haifa. It is all fascinating, all ...
Getting in touch with my Spirituality
... While I had many deep experiences, I also celebrated Purim the way its supposed to be done. From the outside it looks like Israel’s version of Halloween, everyone young and old in costumes and a lot of drinking. It lasts two nights and on the first ...
Israel Day 1
... it was Arab food-not my first choice for dinning anytime soon. After lunch we drove to Tiberias, which is right on the Sea of Galilee, and checked in at the hotel. That night almost all of us walked down to the sea and hung out. The guys went swimming ...
Back to see Idit and Aviv again
I had to go via Tiberias to Nazareth Illit. This meant all in all I have taken 4 busses today and they have all been rediculously long concidering the amount of killometers covered.I eventually got to Nazareth Illit at 7pm - I had to be there at 7.30pm. ...
Driving around Galilee
... the famous Sermon on the Mount took place), and the Church of Transfiguration atop of Mount Tabor (which is actually between Galilee and Nazareth). We also went to the church commemorating the miracle of the loaves and fishes and Capernaum, where ...
Safed: Jewish hippies
Safed, Israel Day 15 Haifa/Zafat, Isreal 4/20/09 Today is Holocaust Memorial day! We are driving to Zafat and will drive through Akko and Haifa. First we go to Haifa, in Haifa we go to the Baha'i Shrine & Gardens. The Baha'i gardens are in ...
The Road to Jersualem
We finished the day yesterday by completing a full loop around the Sea of Galilee. The best stops along the way were the Mt of Beatitudes and Capernuam. Both of these sites were extremely beautiful. There is a catholic church on top of ...
Colin of Nazareth
... itself is pretty, if boring at least on a Sunday and Monday. I suspect it is boring regardless, given that it is Israel's most Arab city (60% Arab) and all the tourists are Jesus freaks. It not only is considered his childhood home, but where ...
H.S.I. dorm life
Today I layed out in the sun and listend to some music. I read anddid homework. Later in the afternoon I played some tennis with Meredith. At night we had a campus wide talent show. Some of the acts were hilarious! My roomates Coby ...
People pics posted by popular protest
It is only a couple of days since we posted a photo of all of us, so it must be that GG ecclesia is desperately missing their absent members. Not a lot has changed in the past couple of day except for Mike who has a few additional hairs growing out of ...
Capernaum, Acre and Mt Carmel
... , this time for the northern drive around the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, our first stop. This small city was Jesus' Galilee Headquarters, after the people of His hometown Nazareth expelled Him, and actually tried to throw Him off a cliff for correcting ...
By the Sea of Galilee
... to bless it before multiplying it for the 5000, the Mt. of Beatitudes and climbing to Arbel a cliff overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the whole region--perhaps the lonely place where Jesus went to pray. Tonight we had a wonderful dinner at the home ...
Mysticism and Art
... ride we hop on a bus for several more hours to the north of the country to a town called Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Once we arrive its dinner time and the buffet spread is unbelievable. All different types of meat, salad, hummus, and other foods ...
Syrian border/Golan Heights
... hummer/tanks. You could look out over Lebanon (it's a very poor country). This where the "Good Fence" is. It is where Israel took Lebanese people into their hospitals during the wars. We tried to listen to what we where looking at but Isaac kept pushing ...
Earthquake, Arriving at Sea
... nbsp; Some people think the actual site was Mount Hermon, not Mount Tabor. Then we went to the top of Mt Arbel and looked down below at the Sea of Galilee. Another amazing day! Today's hebrew word: Eretz Yisrael The Land of ...
Gamla, Tel Hazor
Our memorial meeting was held high on the Golan Heights to the east overlooking the Sea of Galilee. We continue on the Golan Heights and spend some time at the Gamla National Park, followed by Tel Hazor to the north. We enjoy a boat ride on ...