"The stone is also notable for having the earliest known images of the Temple Menorah to be found in a synagogue." (Wikipedia)
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![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>)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-Bethlehem-Best-of-Israel-Tour/i-hfT4g4h/0/2d6cb3f6/Ti/20150704256-Ti.jpg)
!["The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא; גִּנֵּיסַר Arabic: بحيرة طبريا), is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is approximately 53 km (33 mi) in circumference, about 21 km (13 mi) long, and 13 km (8.1 mi) wide. Its area is 166.7 km2 (64.4 sq mi) at its fullest, and its maximum depth is approximately 43 m (141 feet).[3] At levels between 215 metres (705 ft) and 209 metres (686 ft) below sea level,[4] it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake).[5] The lake is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee">Wikipedia</a>)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-Bethlehem-Best-of-Israel-Tour/i-vt9WGtk/0/c002fc0a/Ti/20150704310-Ti.jpg)
