2017 Bethlehem Best of Israel Tour
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This reconstruction of a first century synagogue provides an opportunity to experience something of Jesus' religious life in Nazareth.
This reconstruction of a first century synagogue provides an opportunity to experience something of Jesus' religious life in Nazareth.
![Nazareth Village<br><br>
"Nazareth Village is an open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel, that reconstructs and reenacts village life in the Galilee in the time of Jesus.[1]<br><br>
The village features houses, terraced fields, wine and olive presses all built to resemble those that would have been in a Galilee village in the 1st century. Muslim and Christian living history enactors dress in period costume and show visitors how farm, domestic, and craft work was performed two thousand years ago.[2][3]" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_Village">Wikipedia</a>)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-Bethlehem-Best-of-Israel-Tour/i-wbjjgjf/0/06e5756f/Ti/20150704457-Ti.jpg)
!["The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: Har HaOsher הר האושר) is a hill in northern Israel where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.<br><br>
[Location]
The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar). Its highest point is 58 metres (190 ft) below sea level, which is approximately 155 metres (509 ft) above the surface of the lake.[1] The actual location of the Sermon on the Mount is not certain, but the present site (also known as Mount Eremos) has been commemorated for more than 1600 years. The site is very near Tabgha. Other suggested locations have included the nearby Mount Arbel, or even the Horns of Hattin.<br><br>
[History]
A Byzantine church was erected lower down the slope from the current site in the 4th century, and it was used until the 7th century. Remains of a cistern and a monastery are still visible. The current Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel was built in 1937-38 following plans by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi.<br><br>
Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at this site in March 2000. The Jesus Trail pilgrimage route connects the Mount to other sites from the life of Jesus." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Beatitudes">Wikipedia</a>)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-Bethlehem-Best-of-Israel-Tour/i-Lq62NwB/0/885180b0/Ti/20150704044-Ti.jpg)
