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Show The Holy Land 231 Jordan flows into it, was the birthplace of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Phillip, and perhaps the home of John and James as well. In the region the Silvers visited the supposed site of the Sermon on the Mount and feeding the five thousand by mirac ulously multiplying the loaves and fishes. According to the Gospel of Mark, this is where Jesus healed a blind man. Magdala (El Majdal), on the western shore of the Sea, was the home of Mary Magdalene, a fervent disciple who was among the first to witness the resurrected Jesus. In Capernaum were synagogues with five-point stars (Solomon) and six-point stars (David). There were olive presses, vineyards and grape presses, and magnificent mosaics. The Silvers cruised across the Sea, saw boats, swimmers, and fish nets drying; tried the hot springs; vis ited Cana, the Galilee village where Jesus performed the wed ding feast miracle. Tiberias, also on the west shore, built by Herod to replace Sepphoris as capital of Galilee, was noted for trade and fishing, and for its luxurious hot springs resort. There were also a sta dium, forum, and ancient synagogues-important ruins; it was the burial place for the great Jewish philosopher Maimonides. Capernaum, on the northern side of the Sea, was the center of Jesus's ministry. In Capernaum he healed the centurion's son, taught and attracted many followers. The Silvers visited the ruins of Apostle Peter's home, and the synagogue that dates to the second century. Jesus was active in his local synagogue. Then the Silvers drove to Banyas (Caesarea Philippi) the place of Peter's confession and commission, then further north to Dan, an ancient village on the northern extremity of Palestine. On the Lebanon border north of the Waters of Merom is Bahret of Huleh-Lake Huleh-a lake four miles and about three long miles wide, eleven miles north of the Sea of Galilee. Through it passes the upper Jordan. Caesarea Philippi, an ancient city at the foot of Mount Hermon near the source of the Jordan, had a temple built by Herod the Great and enlarged by Philip the Tetrach; a Roman amphitheatre, an aqueduct, a Crusader fortress; and is now a modern village of Baniyas (Paneas) in southwest was an Syria. Nearby Israeli kibbutz, cooperative farm, at which the Silvers |
