Galilee – Mount of Beatitudes
The Mount of Beatitudes is an interesting location just to the north of the Sea of Galilee – just up from Tabgha where Jesus is said to have fed the 5000 with 5Read More…
Galilee – Capernaum
In existence from the 2nd c. B.C. to the 7th c. A.D., Capernaum was built along the edge of the Sea of Galilee and had up to 1500 residents. Today the ruinsRead More…
Galilee – Capernaum Synagogue
In Capernaum are the remains of an old synagogue. The town is reported to have been near the hometown of the apostles Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John, as well as the tax collector Matthew. One Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogueRead More…
Galilee – St Peters House
As I have stated earlier, Capernaum was also the home of Peter, Andrew, James and John who were fishermen living in the village. Matthew the tax collector also dwelt there. Excavations revealedRead More…
2014-04-02 – Acre to Galilee
After leaving Acre, we headed to Nazareth to the Village built like the days of Jesus, then through Cana and to the Sea of Galilee. Plenty to see and do in thisRead More…
2014-04-03 Galilee and the Golan Heights area
Today we travelled from Galilee to the Golan Heights. We stopped at Mt Bentell and then a little further near a road that leads to Syria – we were about 400 metresRead More…
Nubian Ibex
The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species found in mountainous areas of Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, and Sudan. It is generally considered toRead More…
Rock Hyrax
The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) or Cape hyrax is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only living species in the genus Procavia. Like all hyraxes, itRead More…
Arabian Babbler
The Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps) is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdoides. It is a communally nesting resident bird of arid scrub in the Middle East which lives together inRead More…
Ein Gedi – Tour Group – Inner Faith Travel – October-November 2011
What a great time we had on our tour from Egypt to Israel and then finished off in Greece. We had a great time and here is most of the group inRead More…