Day 3 - we travelled towards Jerusalem. Sepphoris, a city in Galilee, although not mentioned in the Bible, is one of those influential cities in configuring the political, social and economic context in which Jesus live and ministered. Perched like a bird on a four hundred-foot hill overlooking the Bet Netofa valley, its Hebrew name Zippori means "bird", reflects it's lofty location. Sepphoris is located midway between the Mediterranean coast and the Sea of Galilee. It is also the home of Joachim and Anna, the parents of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Lesson learnt: A city on a hill. Let your light shine for JESUS, preserve the earth, not contribute towards its deterioration.
The sign on the 2nd picture "Nazareth Illit" means we are heading towards Jewish community.
We visited the Nazareth Village, a recreation of ancient Nazareth. Nazareth was a small village, presumably lacking in the kind of construction projects that would provide sufficient work of skilled builders like Joseph, Jesus' legal father who was identified as tekton "builder"(inaccurately translated as carpenter), which means he was a construction craftsman, skilled in wood and stone work.
Megiddo, an archaeological excavation site, also known as Armageddon. It is an important city in the north-central Israel, guarding the important trade and military route from Egypt to the north and east. The site of Megiddo was blessed with natural advantages. It had immediate access tot he vast Plain of Jezreel - Esdraelon, fertile for grazing and for the raising of food - today dotted with many farming settlements. It has a remarkable water supply, originally of natural wells and springs in abundance. Little wonder Solomon made Megiddo one of his 12 commissary centres under the purveyor Baana (I Kings)
Caphernaum lies on the shores of the Lake Gennesaret. Its inhabitants engaged mainly in fishing. It was here that JESUS called His first disciples, the fishermen Simon, Peter and Andrew, men of nearby Bethsaida east of the Jordan as well as James and John, the sons of Zebedee; and here He invested the Twelve Apostles. It was also here that He performed many of the miraculous deeds reported in the Gospels.
Pictures taken at the White Synagogue, built in late fourth century A.D.
Typical Jewish salad we had throughout our trip.
Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan River. Peter, Rev Quek, Irene plus the beautiful Sea Otter clinging onto a tree branch.
Figs
Olives
Grapes
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