Sites we visited today included:
• A museum containing the “Jesus boat”, a first Century (part) fishing boat (pictured) found in the mud and silt on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The story of the conservation of the remains makes an interesting story found at: http://www.jesusboat.com/boat.php
• The Jordan River as it both enters and leaves the Sea of Galilee,
• Kurzi, the traditional place where Jesus cast the demons out of the Gadarene and into the pigs (Luke 8).
• Korazim one of the three cities Jesus condemned (Luke 10)
• Capernaum (Capharnam) and the traditional site of Peter’s house where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law (Luke 4).
Impressions of the day:
• The hills are really green but will apparently be brown by mid May.
• Everything seems so fertile (irrigation from the lake) – bananas, dates, mangoes, oranges and olives are all grown here.
• There are lots of Gum trees but they are considered an ecological problem because they consume so much water from the soil.
Gan Garoo is a local attraction where you can see “free ranging Kangaroos” and other Australian animals and birds.
For those interested in numbers – The disciples caught 153 fish when, at Jesus instruction, they fished on the opposite side of their boat (John 21). This number is interesting because it is the sum of the cubes of its three digits. (you try it!)
• A museum containing the “Jesus boat”, a first Century (part) fishing boat (pictured) found in the mud and silt on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The story of the conservation of the remains makes an interesting story found at: http://www.jesusboat.com/boat.php
• The Jordan River as it both enters and leaves the Sea of Galilee,
• Kurzi, the traditional place where Jesus cast the demons out of the Gadarene and into the pigs (Luke 8).
• Korazim one of the three cities Jesus condemned (Luke 10)
• Capernaum (Capharnam) and the traditional site of Peter’s house where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law (Luke 4).
Impressions of the day:
• The hills are really green but will apparently be brown by mid May.
• Everything seems so fertile (irrigation from the lake) – bananas, dates, mangoes, oranges and olives are all grown here.
• There are lots of Gum trees but they are considered an ecological problem because they consume so much water from the soil.
Gan Garoo is a local attraction where you can see “free ranging Kangaroos” and other Australian animals and birds.
For those interested in numbers – The disciples caught 153 fish when, at Jesus instruction, they fished on the opposite side of their boat (John 21). This number is interesting because it is the sum of the cubes of its three digits. (you try it!)
its good to see your keeping your brains active. I had no idea it was so fertile in that area!
ReplyDeleteLove reading your diary each day! Marg and Bruce