The Galilee region is so seeped in history, its almost impossible to go anywhere that isn’t represented in the Bible and history books. There are many churches, ruins, gardens, and landmarks explaining what happened here in the past:
* The Wedding Church: where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine (they claim to sill have a couple of the original jars from this event)
* The Beattitudes Monastary: On the mountain where the sermon of the Beattitudes took place.
* The Church on the site where Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth
BUT, my absolute favorite place is the Sea of Galilee!!! There is no claiming this was the site where something took place; it IS the place where the storm was calmed and HE walked on water. Surrounded by hills and valleys, trees and shoreline, its absolutely breathtaking. Standing on the Israel side, you can look across and see what is now Syria. When I’m here, my mind automatically drifts back into the history and puts pictures with words. I ♥ it!
July 13th, 2009 at 08:31
Need to see deep into history, then we know where we come from..
July 13th, 2009 at 15:37
Oh my goodness. This brought tears to my eyes. lol This was my favorite part of my trip to Israel. It is so beautiful there and you are right, all your mind does is go back to the scriptures as they truly come to life before you. Sigh….lol. I brought back some of that water with me….
July 13th, 2009 at 17:25
Thats why we have no water in Israel!!! hehehehe.
July 13th, 2009 at 19:47
Wow! Thank you for sharing the pictures with us! I so desperately want to visit Israel. there are so many places I would want to visit there. I was blessed that a dear friend travelled there a year ago. While in the Garden of Gethsemane, she felt that God “whispered my name” to her. So she bent down and picked up a rock and brought it back to me. She had NO idea how much the Garden of Gethsemane means to me personally. She had NO idea what a hard time I was having at the time back in the States. When she gave me my rock and told me the story, I burst into tears…to think that God could make someone think of me, pick up a rock from just the right place at the right time and bring it miles and miles to give to me. Chills!!! Anyways…I would love to hear more about your stories over there and see more pictures! Thanks for sharing them!
July 13th, 2009 at 23:49
awesome! I also love the Garden!!
July 13th, 2009 at 22:06
A-MAZING!!! I love that you are there, getting to see and experience all this…and sharing it with us!
July 14th, 2009 at 01:44
Yeah…what’s the big deal…I could post a picture of the Grand Ole Opry if I wanted
Seriously? It is insane the history that you live in and around on a daily basis….
for me, the only thing historic is the Cafe Loveless (the home of the Biscuit Lady)…although she really does have some seriously good biscuits.
if I were there I would just sit and stare… a lot
July 18th, 2009 at 18:15
THat is really cool!
July 18th, 2009 at 18:48
mmmmm…. so so beautiful.