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2017 Bethlehem Best of Israel Tour

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  • Our first group picture taken on the steps of the synagogue at Korazim.
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  • Tour guide, Micky, prepares the group for exploration of Capernaum.<br><br>
"Capernaum (/kəˈpɜːrniəm/ kə-PUR-nee-əm; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם‎, Kfar Nahum; Arabic: كفر ناحوم, meaning "Nahum's village" in both languages) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.[1] It had a population of about 1,500.[2] Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other.[citation needed] A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is said to be the home of Saint Peter." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum">Wikipedia</a>)
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  • The ancient synagogue at Capernaum.
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  • The supposed sight of the home of the Apostle Peter. A Byzantine church is built directly above it, encasing it as a shrine.
  • A view of the Sea of Galilee from Capernaum.
  • A view of the Sea of Galilee from Capernaum.
  • A boat on the Sea of Galilee, viewed from Capernaum.
  • We visit the town of Magdala, the home of Mary Magdalene. <br><br>
"The Migdal Synagogue is an ancient synagogue, located in Israel on the shore of the Sea of Galilee part of the archaeolgy site of acient Magdala. The synagogue was in use in the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), one of several found to date from that period and includes a carved stone representing the menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that was located in the Temple, making it the oldest such representation in a Jewish context and one that appears to have been made by an individual who had seen the Menorah in the Temple.[1] It is one of the Oldest synagogues in Israel." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migdal_Synagogue">Wikipedia</a>)
  • "The Magdala stone is a carved stone block unearthed by archaeologists in a Galilean synagogue in Israel, dating to before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70." <br><br>
"It is notable for detailed carvings depicting the Second Temple, carvings made while that Temple still stood and therefore assumed to have been made by an artist who had seen the Temple before it was destroyed by the Roman military." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala_stone">Wikipedia</a>)
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