Israel 2001 Photos

Galilee Photos

Biblical References: Galilee was the regional name of the northern part of the land - not always easy to define exactly. There are a few references in the Old Testament - e.g. Joshua 20.7; 1 Kiings 9.11; 2 Kings 15.29; Isaiah 9.1. In the New Testament, Galilee was a Roman province, some 64 km from north to south and 40 km from east to west, bordered on the east by the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee and cut off from the southward extension of Syro-Phoenicia down the coastal plain. Perhaps because it was separated from the south by Samaria, the Jews from Judaea tended to look down on Galileans. The region figures a great deal in the ministry of Jesus. His disciples could be generalised as "men of Galilee" or "Galileans" (Acts 1.11; 2.7). In modern Israel the definite article is added - "The Galilee".

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View of the Sea of Galilee from the fifth-floor window of the Jordan River Hotel, Tiberias.
Park near front entrance of the Jordan River Hotel, Tiberias.

Church of the Mount of the Beatitudes, near site where Jesus gave Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), possibly where he chose the twelve (Luke 6.12). View from Church of the Mount of the Beatitudes towards Tiberias.

Quiet reflection in the garden of the Beatitudes - under an Australian gum tree! Mitch at prayer under a fig tree in the garden of the Beatitudes.

On the shore at Tabgha, believed to be the site of Jesus' post-resurrection appearance to the disciples (John 21). Camels at a kibbutz north of Ginossar.

First-century boat on display at the Yigal Allon Centre at Kibbutz Ginossar.
First-century boat on display at the Yigal Allon Centre at Kibbutz Ginossar.

View across the Sea of Galilee towards the Golan Heights. Olive-wood nativity set made in Bethlehem.

View of the Sea of Galilee from the fifth-floor window of the Jordan River Hotel, Tiberias.	Park near front entrance of the Jordan River Hotel, Tiberias.
Church of the Mount of the Beatitudes, near site where Jesus gave Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), possibly where he chose the twelve (Luke 6.12).	View from Church of the Mount of the Beatitudes towards Tiberias.
Quiet reflection in the garden of the Beatitudes - under an Australian gum tree!	Mitch at prayer under a fig tree in the garden of the Beatitudes.
On the shore at Tabgha, believed to be the site of Jesus' post-resurrection appearance to the disciples (John 21).	Camels at a kibbutz north of Ginossar.
First-century boat on display at the Yigal Allon Centre at Kibbutz Ginossar.	First-century boat on display at the Yigal Allon Centre at Kibbutz Ginossar.
View across the Sea of Galilee towards the Golan Heights.	Olive-wood nativity set made in Bethlehem.