We got caught in a squall, with wind and rain, as our boat crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Reminds me of a story I heard a long time ago. Fortunately, by the time we reached the other shore, the sun was out and we had another beautiful day.
Places we saw today included the "Jesus Boat", a two thousand year old boat that was recently excavated; Golan Heights and Caesarea Philipi; site of the miracle of the loaves and fishes; site of the Sermon on the Mount; Capernaum. Caesarea Philippi was where Jesus told Peter "Upon this rock I will build my church." I picked up a small rock there and slipped it into my pocket as a reminder.
We are having a great time.
1 comment:
Hi Wini and Joel, It sounds as though you are really reaping the whirlwind! You must be exhausted after only a few days. Keep your eyes open for Roman artifacts. I especially want to hear about that. I just finished reading a bio of Cicero and am finishing a fictional memoir by Hadrian. I just finished a section about a Simon who was a xelot and self proclaimed Jewish messisah and lead a revolt against Rome in 132AD. Hadrian came to Judea personally to put down the rebellion which took 3 years.
Keith
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