Christian Sites in the Galilee
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Yardenit Baptismal Site
Yardenit is located at the northern end of the lower or long Jordan River, near where it flows south out…
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Kursi – The Miracle of the Swine
Kursi (also known as Kursi National Park), along the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, is identified in Christian tradition…
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Mount of the Beatitudes – The Sermon on the Mount
Sitting on a spur of a hill overlooking Tabgha and Capernaum, the Mount of the Beatitudes is revered as the…
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Nazareth – City of the Annunciation
Unflatteringly, the first chapter of John asks “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Still in many respects, Christianity began…
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Tabgha – The Church of the Multiplication of the Fish and the Loaves
Tabgha is an area located on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is traditionally accepted by the…
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2,000 Year Old Fishing Boat at Ginosar – The Jesus Boat
In January 1986, two brothers, Moshe and Yuval Lufan who were members of neighboring Kibbutz Ginosar, discovered the wreck of…
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Capernaum – Jesus and Peter’s Town
Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee was the site of a thriving Jewish community in the 2nd…
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