Saturday, December 1, 2012

Galilee

A couple weeks ago we left the dry, rocky desert of Jerusalem behind and spent ten days in the green and lush lands of northern Israel, otherwise known as the Galilee.

I don't have the best pictures from this trip, and definitely not pictures of everything we did. I'm a little pictured out with it being the end of the semester, but I hope you enjoy of taste of Galilee.
This was outside the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth 
Latrines at Beth Shean
The synagogue in Nazareth, the traditional synagogue that Jesus was rejected in when he claimed that he was the Son of God

Our first look at the Sea of Galilee
The boat that took us across the sea
"And with joy I shall make the blest harbor and rest on the blissful shore"
Capernaum
The synagogue at Capernaum
Sunset in Capernaum
Mt. Tabor (aka the Mount of Transfiguration)

Galilee

The sea at sunset

A spring we got to go swimming in after one of our field trips
The ancient city of Dan
The Nimrod Fortress, a Muslim fortress from the 13th century


At the top of the fortress
An overlook we went to. We could see the borders of Israel, Lebanon, and Syria from here. 

The Jordan River

So, all around this baptismal site in the Jordan River were these plaques- with the verse in Mark in every language you can imagine, including this one. 
Mount Carmel



4 comments:

  1. Caitie you look so good! Dad's right the sea of Galilie really does look like bear lake! So so pretty. How sweet to look down on all those countries from the overlook. Thanks for the tour in pictures!

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  2. oh and ps....the verse in Matthew...was that Hawaiin or gangsta? By far the best thing I've ever read.

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  3. I hear you on being pictured out. I don't bring my camera anywhere anymore because I know the other 30 girls will all have their cameras and take all the same pictures and post them.
    Love your pictures! "You my boy!" bless the Hawaiians

    xoxox EW

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  4. these pictures are da best thing I say. An you know wat? You my gurl! you keep da pictures flowin down da aloha till da end cuz i feel good inside cuz a you

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