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Reflection: The story behind finding Magdala is fascinating and the archaeological findings of the Magdala Stone and the temple are really interesting to see in person. The site was discovered while breaking ground on a hotel that was being built on the Sea of Galilee. They managed to change the plans for the hotel andContinue reading “Day 1: Magdala”

Reflection: This is a beautiful overlook of the sea of Galilee and we would absolutely recommend visiting. Looking back, you can see so many of the meaningful sites that we would be visiting over the next couple of days (Capernaum, Magdala, Mt of Beatitudes, Golan Heights, Sea of Galilee, etc). For the most part though,Continue reading “Day 1: Mount Arbel”

Reflection: Megiddo is a “tel” which resembles a natural hill or mountain, but is actually a man-made and is the result of city after city being destroyed and a new city being built on top of the remnants. It is believed there are over 20 cities built on top of one another at Megiddo basedContinue reading “Day 1: Megiddo”

Reflection: The view from Mount Carmel is absolutely beautiful and gives you a great visual of the fertile valleys in the surrounding area. We really enjoyed this site and diving into the scripture on the prophet Elijah. Prayer: Prayers that false prophets and idols would be destroyed like Elijah destroyed the prophets of Baal atContinue reading “Day 1: Mount Carmel”

Reflections: Caesarea & Beth She’an are both distinctly Roman cities with tons of Roman architecture and artifacts. You can definitely sense that the building materials and techniques were vastly more sophisticated and expensive than some of the smaller cities we visited along the sea of Galilee. Even today among what is now ancient ruins, youContinue reading “Day 1: Caesarea”