On the Ninth Day

Today we visited some of the small but important towns on the north side of the Sea of Galilee.First we came to the place where there are several springs which used to be the town of Tabgah where Jesus was probably cooking fish for his disciples after his resurrection.  The mountain where Jesus fed the multitudes is above this location. Tabgah was located where several springs gushed into the Sea.



We then went down the road a ways to Capernaum. Here you can see the ruins of a Synagogue where Jesus probably did some of his teaching. There is also the ruins of what is believed to be the house of Peter's mother-in-law.

From Capernaum we travelled north to the ruins of a city called Hazor which was the last city Joshua conquered. It was a very pagan city and even after Joshua conquered it they soon reverted to pagan worship, setting up again the Asherah poles.

From Hazor we travelled past the ancient city of Dan and into the foothills of Mt. Hermon. While traveling there we came within 100 feet of Syria. There is a huge fence with signs all around to be careful of land mines. We hiked along the headwaters of the Jordan River. The water was so cold and clear, with beautiful waterfalls along the way. The river begins with a huge artisan well right out of the side of the mountain. Here the Romans built Ceaserea Philippi. They was a temple dedicated to the goat god called Pan. It was a terribly pagan city that Jesus visited with his disciples.



We finished the day traveling back to the Kibbutz and going for a swim in the Sea of Galilee and watching the sun set. It was a day in which we saw first hand the tremendous pressure from paganism that was placed on the people of God, and the unfortunate consequences. I wonder how vulnerable we are today to contemporary paganism?