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Thursday March 3 - Sea of Galilee and Tiberias

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March 3rd 2011
March 3 - sea of gailee. We spent the first part of the morning on the sea of gailee. It was so peaceful and calm. It is hard to believe that Jesus spent so much time on this lake. He walked on this lake and gathered his first followers from here. We went to the site where a boat, similar to the one Jesus sailed in was found. It was an incredible site to see how they preserved the boat. We went t ... read more

Middle East » Israel » North District » Tiberias

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more