North Shore of Galilee

A first century fishing boat was found in the Sea of Galilee.  Amazing, the boat survived in the mud without completely decomposing.  This may have been the type of fishing boat that Peter, James, and John used.

We boarding a boat at Nof Ginosar for a ride on the Sea of Galilee.  Arbel Mountain in on the left.  This mountain along with several others form a channel for air from the ocean.  When water evaporates quickly from the Sea of Galilee, it can draw air from the Mediterranean Sea.  This air rushing in through the channel can cause sudden storms on the Sea of Galilee.

We visited Capernaum.  This was one of the primary towns from which Jesus conducted his ministry.  Perhaps the best part of Capernaum is the house of Peter's mother-in-law.  We know from Matthew 8 that Jesus was there.  The picture below is the front of the house from underneath a viewing platform.

The picture below is the Moses Seat in a synagogue at Korazim.  Teaching in the synagogue would take place from this seat.

Although the exact site of the Sermon on the Mount is not known, monks built the Church of Beatitudes on a site that could have been a likely location.  The picture of the hillside provides an idea of the type of setting the Sermon on the Mount could have been delivered in.