Today on our way to the Galilee, we drove along the Jordan River, seeing Jericho and the amazing landscape of the river valley.

We then stopped in Beth She’an, a beautiful ruins with just a little Bible significance, but a sprawling metropolis that shows what Paul’s ministry would have been like as the Gospel message was spread.

Then we stopped in Nazareth for lunch and a look at the Church of the Annunciation. This populous city is nothing like the Nazareth of Jesus’ birth, so travel and viewing of sites can be difficult.

We then spent some time in Tzipori/Sepphoris, which was built around the time that Jesus would have been a boy/young man. Amazing mosaics are there, and a unique synagogue that asks some intriguing questions.

We ended the day with a short church service here by the Sea of Galilee/Lake Kinneret. Our hotel is right on the water and gets us ready and excited for some time tomorrow in this amazing region.