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Nazareth is the largest Arab city in Israel and the childhood home of Jesus, with the Basilica of the Annunciation marking the traditional site. Discussed here as part of a day on Christianity in the Galilee.

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6 articles
Old train carriage at Kfar Yehoshua Station
North · Galilee

Settlement of the Jezreel Valley

A field trip across the Jezreel Valley tracing the early-Zionist settlement of the area: Tel Yoqneam, the Valley Railway museum, the Templer villages of Bethlehem of Galilee and Waldheim, the Nahalal cemetery, Merhavia and Sejera.

Feb 2014 · 4 minute read
View from Tel Yoqneam Old train carriage at Kfar Yehoshua Station War Memorial at Kfar Yehoshua The Oldest Mt Tavor Oak in Israel! Church at Waldheim/Alonei Abba Grave of Ilan Ramon, Nahalal The Great Courtyard of Merhavia Ancient Mikve at Ilaniya / Sejera
Decorated sarcophagus at Beit Shearim
North · Galilee

Beit Shearim and Zippori

A day in the lower Galilee at Beit Shearim and Zippori: the story of Alexander Zaid, the vast necropolis and tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, and Zippori's Roman synagogue, fortress, mosaics and reservoir.

Dec 2013 · 4 minute read
Grave of Alexander Zaid Decorated sarcophagus at Beit Shearim Tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi (Judah the Prince), Beit Shearim View from the top of the Zippori Fortress Mosaic at the grand villa at Zippori. At the bottom, note the highlighted 'Mona Lisa of the Galilee' Roman reservoir at Zippori
Convent of the Sisters of Bethlehem, Beit Jamal
Centre · Jerusalem

Christianity in the Judean Hills

The final of five field trips on Christian sites: Abu Ghosh, Ein Kerem and Beit Jamal. Crusader churches, the birthplace of John the Baptist and a Salesian monastery on the way home.

Jun 2013 · 5 minute read
Olivier - the wonderful Benedictine monk in Abu Ghosh Church of the Visitation, Ein Kerem Mary's Spring, Ein Kerem Church of St John the Baptist, Ein Kerem Spring at St John in the Desert, Even Sapir Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant, Kiriat Yearim Convent of the Sisters of Bethlehem, Beit Jamal Church of St Stephen, Beit Jamal
Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha
North · Galilee

Christianity Around the Sea of Galilee

Day two of our Christian odyssey takes us around the shores of the Kinneret: the Jesus Boat at Ginosar, the Mount of Beatitudes, the two churches at Tabgha, Capernaum, Kursi and Yardenit. With a quick lunch of St Peter's Fish in the middle.

May 2013 · 6 minute read
Jesus Boat at Ginosar / Gennesaret Church of the Beatitudes View over the Sea of Galilee at the Mount of Beatitudes Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha Church of the Primacy of St Peter at Tabgha Church of the Twelve Apostles at Capernaum View into St Peter's House, Capernaum Synagogue at Capernaum / Kfar Nachum Byzantine church ruins at Kursi Baptism ceremony in the Jordan River at Yardenit
Church of the Transfiguration, Mt Tabor
North · Galilee

Christianity in the Galilee

My first Christianity-focused field trip in the Galilee: the Church of the Transfiguration on Mt Tabor, the wedding-miracle churches at Kfar Kana, four churches in Nazareth, and the views from Mount Precipice.

May 2013 · 6 minute read
View from Mount Tabor Church of the Transfiguration, Mt Tabor Catholic Church of the Wedding, Kana Orthodox Church of the Wedding, Kana Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth Mary's Home: inside the crypt at the Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth Home of the Holy Family: Church of St Joseph, Nazareth Church of the Synagogue, Nazareth Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth View over Nazareth from Mount Precipice View over the Jezreel Valley from Mount Precipice
Sculpture Garden at Kaukab Abu al-Hija
North · Galilee

The Lower Galil

A first overview of the Lower Galil: the ancient mound of Tel Chanaton, the Muslim Arab villages of Kaukab Abu al-Hija and Deir Hanna, the ruined city of Yodfat, the meditative village of Hararit and the communal settlement of Avtaliyon.

Dec 2012 · 6 minute read
Remains of Crusader Fortress at Tel Hanaton Sculpture Garden at Kaukab Abu al-Hija View over Ancient Yodfat Chapel at Lavra Netofa Oil Press at Avtaliyon Traditional Arab Home in Deir Hanna
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