We left our cottage by the sea today and headed around Galilee to the west. We stayed at a hotel run by a Kibbutz at En Gev on the eastern shore of the Galilee directly across the sea from Tiberias. This is a picture of the cottage Don and I stayed in for three nights with the tour bus in the background.
Our first stop was at Zippori, a city about three miles north of Jerusalem which was re-built during Jesus' childhood years and where it is presumed that his father worked as he was a builder and probably worked with more wood. There is a whole lot more stone here than wood. Most like Jesus went with him and helped.
This is a picture of Roman Road from the 5th Century. It is completely original.
Our trip then took us through the modern city of Nazareth and to the Mount of Precipice which is the traditional site of Jesus escaping from the Pharisees by disappearing off the side. The view from here was magnificent. The Southern Galilee and the Jezreel Valley is in the background.
Harod Springs is where Gideon formed his army of 300 out of 32,000 and attacked the Midianites and defeated them. The Springs are located a few miles south of Mt Moreh where the battle occurred.
A typical lunch when we are in the field. Pita and something with hummus, carrots, pickles, olives, etc.
Our last stop was at Bet Shan, mentioned several times in the OT. The major part of the city was destroyed by earthquakes as can be seen from the columns below. They lay where they were excavated.
This is a public latrine near the theatre. As you can see the facilities are a bit crude and very public.
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