Yet another full day of touring some amazing sites. First Sepphoris, a kmajor town in the first century near Nazareth...probebly where Jesus and Joseph worked. Here is the main road.
A house with mosaics of the Nile.
A house with mosaics of the Nile.
More beautiful mosaics.
A view of the surrounding country from a Crusader watchtower.
By the way, we now have a new bus driver.
These pictures are loading backwards, so in a reverse order...some pictures of the historic tel of Meggido, a town that guarded the main north-south road and has seen more historic battles than any other place in world history.
The water tunnel King Ahab cut through the bedrock to get to the spring.
Descending to the tunnel...all cut by hand 2800 years ago.
Our group on the highest point of the site, viewing the pass and the valley of har Meggido...Armaggedon!
An area used by Canaanites for ritual sacrifice.
An ancient gate to the city.
Some amazing sites in Nazareth, Jesus home town.
This is the spring of Nazareth, now covered by the Greek Orthodox church, where Mary would have gone each day for water.
This is a tradational site for Joseph's workshop.... not a real location IMHO.
The Church of the Annunciation...built over a 1st century home in the heart of the old village.
The altar on the Roman Catholic church and the house, surrounded by earlier churches.
At Nazareth, a group has created some elements of a 1st century village, much like the one Jesus grew up in. It was more interesting than I thought it would be. Ariana trying her hand at a 1st century drill.
A working oil press for the olives they grow, 1st century style.
A recreation of a small village synagogue, much like the one Jesus must have learned to read in and where he began his public ministry.
A Donkey pulling the crushing stone that was the first step in olive pressing. He was a big hit with our young women.
Two local Christian Arabs who play villagers.
A working oil press for the olives they grow, 1st century style.
A recreation of a small village synagogue, much like the one Jesus must have learned to read in and where he began his public ministry.
A Donkey pulling the crushing stone that was the first step in olive pressing. He was a big hit with our young women.
