Mount Hermon is the highest mountain in Israel (and in Syria) – and accordingly, it is really cold there. On the other hand, it should not deter us from visiting, we just need to make sure we dress properly! Keep reading to learn what to wear to Mount Hermon, the attractions on the mountain, and […]
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The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter is a Franciscan church located in Ein Sheva (Tabgha) in the northwest of the Sea of Galilee, near the waterfront. According to tradition, in this place, Jesus was revealed to seven of the apostles after his resurrection from the dead, performed the second miracle of the fish,
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The Church of the Multiplication is located in Ein Sheva, northwest of the Sea of Galilee. It was built on the site to commemorate the miracle of The feeding of the 4,000 (Loaves and Fish), which according to the New Testament was done by Jesus on the site, in which he fed five thousand people
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The Basilica of the Annunciation is a church located in the center of the city of Nazareth. It was established over what Catholic tradition holds to be the site of the house of the Virgin Mary, and where the angel Gabriel appeared to her and announced that she would conceive and bear the Son of
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The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles is the church at the center of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Apostles at Capernaum, standing among the ruins of ancient Capernaum (Kfar Nachum) near the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is also known as simply the Greek Orthodox church at Capernaum, to
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The St. Peter’s Church (also called the Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter) in Capernaum is a modern Catholic pilgrimage church found in the archaeological site of Capernaum, in northern Israel, as part of a Franciscan monastery. It is dedicated to St. Peter, which Catholics consider the first leader of the Church. Archaeological excavations at the
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The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum, the traditional “mount” on which Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Near the Church of the Mount of Beatitudes, there is also a hostel of Franciscan nuns, a garden, and a farm
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The Wedding Church at Cana is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna (Cana), in Lower Galilee, located in northern Israel. Its name commemorates the event of the Wedding at Cana from the Gospel of John, thought by some Christians to have taken place
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Mount Precipice (Hebrew: “Har HaKfitsa”; Arabic: “Jebel al-Qafzeh”, “Mount of the Leap”), also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord, and Mount Kedumim – is a mountain that is located in the south of the city of Nazareth, just 2 kilometers from the modern city center, overlooking the Jezreel Valley,
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The Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem (In Hebrew: “Gan HaPaamon” – meaning “The Bell Garden”) is a large maple city garden located near the city center, between the Talbiyeh neighborhoods, the German Colony, and Yemin Moshe. To the east, the garden is bounded by King David Street, with Bloomfield Garden on the other side. The
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