Galilee

A couple of weeks ago I went to the Galilee. Sorry for being so late in this stuff. I've been pretty busy lately. I'll have to do a couple of posts in the next couple of days. Anyway, Galilee was pretty incredible. I got to swim in the Sea of Galilee, climb down the Cliffs of Arbel, and explore Mount Carmel.

Our first stop was to Caesarea. Herod the Great built this crazy place. He couldn't build a port naturally out here, so he made a port a few hundred yards out in the sea. A lot of it is broken down now, but some people still fish on it. Caesarea is picturesque. Lots of Bible stuff happened there, so that makes it interesting as well. I've never seen so many whole seashells either.









Mount Tabor


Sunset over Nazareth.









Burn layer from Joshua's siege on Hazor.

A Canaanite mud brick gate to Tel Dan.

Caesarea-Philipi where Peter is called The Rock (not to be confused with the wrestler and star of the Scorpion King.

Gergesa by the Sea of Galilee. Where Jesus sent Legion into the pigs.

The Cliffs of Arbel.

The Cardo at Scythopolis. Common bathroom in Scythopolis. Marble "toilet seats."



I think those are the highlights. The Galilee was pretty amazing. I really enjoyed it up there. There were a few other things that we did, but this was the important stuff I think.