Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps the most significant person in human history. Millions around the world consider him to be an incarnation of God. Our historical knowledge of Jesus comes from the first four books of the New Testament.
This specially designed tour will follow the main sites where Jesus lived in Galilee. It will present the most popular (and the less known) sites that relate to Jesus and his ministry.
This tour is a unique experience for any Christian or any person wanting to expand their knowledge on Christian history and archaeology.
Unfolding Nazareth
Since the 4th century CE, Mary’s house in Nazareth became a focal point for Christian veneration. In the time of the Crusaders a large-scale church was built over it. Known as the church of annunciation, this complex is the largest ecclesiastical complex in Israel. While the church is visited by thousands of pilgrims, on a daily basis, a few will take time to visit also the local museum. This museum holds important artifacts, from different periods, discovered on the grounds of the church.
Next to it, is the humbler in size Church of the Holy Family. It is believed that this church is built over the home of Joseph and Mary, and where is workshop used to be.
Nazareth’s Synagogue-Church
We then return to the car, and either drive to the see the Greek-Orthodox church next to the main spring of Nazareth in antiquity (“Mary’s Well“), or to Mount of the Precipice, where the people rejecting Jesus tried pushing him to his death (Luke 4).
Where Water Turned into Wine
Afterwards, the road takes us past Cana. Here, according to John 3, Jesus performed his miracle, of turning water into wine during a wedding. The two churches in the village are said to be where the event took place, and both present stone vats that are said to be mentioned in the gospels.
Discovering Capernaum
The Town of Mary Magdalene
Developed nicely into an archaeological park, we will be able to walk along its original streets, appreciating mosaic floors and fish markets that once flourished here, by the Sea of Galilee. However, the most exciting discovery is a 2,000-year-old synagogue, found at the edge of the city. The New Testament records Jesus preaching in the synagogues of Galilee’s towns.
Perhaps this synagogue is where Mary saw Jesus for the first time, preaching in the synagogue, and would follow him from there on?
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