Trip to Israel. #1 spot on my top ten list of places we visited while there.
Top 10 Israel.
#1 Capernaum. Ok, so this does not make the #1 pick of most who visit Israel, but it sure did on mine. Capernaum is a village on the northern edge of the Sea of Galilee in which Jesus lived and did most of His 3 year ministry.
Jesus taught in the synagogue in the middle of town that (kind of) still exists today. Actually, the original foundation is right below another synagogue build above it. You can see the original very easy. We stood right in the middle of the synagogue as it stands today. Jesus taught in this synagogue on the Sabbath’s(Luke 4:31-32).
Front of synagogue….with surrounding neighborhood
So many thing happened here in Capernaum. One day while Jesus was teaching in one of the houses, a person was lowered through the roof for Jesus to heal(Luke 5:19). This is the neighborhood right next to the synagogue.
There was a busy road right outside of town that Matthew would have been collecting taxes at. (Luke 5:27) He called him to be a disciple here too. A Centurion’s servant was healed here(Luke 7). An official of the synagogue, Jarius’ daughter was healed(Luke 8:54). A woman who had “bled” for years was healed (Luke 8:44). A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENED HERE!
Another thing of importance was the fact of Peter’s mother in law that was healed(Luke 4:39). This is where her house was(and parts of it still are). The “flying saucer” thingy is where the Catholic church built over the site.
Another thing that I thought was cool was the shoreline. How many times did Jesus stand there and look out over the Sea of Galilee? The was the Sea that He created and told to “BE STILL!”(Luke 8:24)….awesome. And we stood right there….
This is a pic of me at the Sermon on the Mount site very close to Capernaum. Because of the amount of time that Jesus spent there and that the place was largely preserved, it was awesome! A beautiful spot, and no wonder why our Lord would hang out there in one of the great spots that He created!
So there you go….my top 10! Very difficult, but someone had to do it. Maybe wifey will come up with her own…keep in touch!
Tags: Israel