Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Discovery of the Jesus Boat in the Sea of Galilee

Yesterday my husband and me took a guided tour to the lower Galilee.  The tour was dedicated to Yigal Alon, one of our beloved heroes and founders. The tour started with the village, facing the beautiful Mount Tabor where Yigal Alon was born and where he grew up; a famous agricaltural school where he studied and ended at the Kibbutz he and his friends founded. The landscape is very beautiful and colourful this time of year.  Almond trees, the first to blossom, in white.  Red, blue and white anemonies as well as beautiful wild cyclamens adorn the green grass. The green mountain slopes are blossoming in  yellow.  A beautiful sight. The Kibbutz Ginosar is on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. ( Kinneret as it's called here.)

24 years ago, the Kinneret was in recession, owing to continuous droughts, when  a member of the Kibbutz made a stunning discovery of an ancient boat.  The process of digging out and perserving the boat was very complicated. If you are interested you can  check  internet or youtube for information in your own language about the whole process. The boat is now displayed at the Yigal Alon Ginosar Museum.  I tried to take photos but my camera did not work.  Here are photos from the internet.






Thousands of Christian pilgrims from all over the world come to see this miraculous treasure. It is believed to be Jesus' boat.  Let me tell you that for us too it was  a tremendous spiritual experience and the highlight of our tour.  There were bus load of tourists coming down from Jerusalem and Nazareth the time we were there.

This time I looked for more shells but found nothing.  I still have many from our previous visit.  Fortunately this year we have lots of rain and the Lake's level is rising a little.

I really love sharing this experience with you.  I wish it will make you want to come and see for yourself.



  

23 comments:

  1. Thank you Drora for sharing this. Yes I remember reading about this boat in an Awake magazine some time back. How amazing it must be for you to live so close to such amazing places that help you understand the past better and strengthen your faith! I would love to visit Israel 1 day! My sister has been many times as she married a lovely man from Jerusalem. Love Pearl x

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  2. It must be fabulous to visit your country this month! I was there a few years ago but later during the year and it was not as many colours as you are writing about. But I loved your country anyway. And yes, I saw this boat too!:) Happy to read you had a great trip! Hugs

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  3. No creas que no es un viaje que está en mi mente, es más Drora no quiero morirme sin hacerlo, tienes mucha suerte de vivir en esa tierra.
    Mil besos...Julia

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  4. Gracias Drora por compartir tu viaje con nosotros. Esa tierra debe ser hermosa y llena de espiritualidad.Me encantaria poder viajar hasta alli y conocer tu pais.Un beso. maria

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  5. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I always find museum tours fascinating and it is a blesing for me that friends like you post about their visits. Ther eare somethings that we may never get to see if not for posts like this :).

    Congratulations on some really gifts that you have received , Drora and to the lucky winners of your wonderful plants :)

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  6. Drora, gracias por compartir esta experiencia con nosotros, la historia me ha gustado....la barca de Jesús....qué bonito . Besitos

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  7. Muchas gracias Drora por compartir tu viaje y experiencia con nosotros.
    Besitos.

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  8. Thank you for sharing something spiritual and precious with us. We have a Mount Tabor in Portland, and I never knew the meaning of it before--thank you for enlightening me. Sounds like you and your hubby had a beautiful Valentine's Day together! :-) Jennifer

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  9. Gracias Drora por hacernos viajar contigo describiendo con tanto detalle el paisaje,y por contarnos la historia de la barca que es preciosa y muy espiritual,un beso

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  10. Thank you Drora for sharing your wonderful day with us. I would love to visit your country. Maybe one day i will be lucky.
    Hugs Maria

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  11. Thank you for sharing this beautiful trip and experience, Drora. You've described it well.Also thank you for your kind comments on my blog.Hugs, Ilona

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  12. Your tour was so interesting. Sometimes I will come to your country and make a tour with my husband in your land steeped in history.
    Hugs from Craftland

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  13. Dear Drora! Thank you for sharing this wonderful experiense with us.
    Hugs
    Kikka

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  14. Un viaje muy bonito donde se puede admirar el esplendor de la naturaleza y la historia. gracias por compartirlo, me encantaria poder visitar su pais.

    besos

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  15. Me ha encantado tu relato Drora, sin duda ha sido un viaje muy emocionate, me encantaría poder viajar hasta ahí algún dia. Besitos

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  16. Me alegro que tu y tu esposo hayan pasado un día "especial"
    Lo de la barca es un hallazgo!
    Estoy leyendo Caná... el noveno libro del "Caballo de troya" ahora "sé" que Jesús construía barcos.

    Muchos besos

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  17. Hello Drora, who have done wonderful tour! I would love one day to travel up there. A kiss on your heart.

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  18. Thank you very much for taking me in a way with you on this beautiful and interesting trip. Ok, I have to admit it, I'm a little bit sad now... blooming almonds, anemones... buhuhuuuu - but as a little personal comfort the snow around here is melting at the moment...

    Greetings
    Birgit

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  19. Drora, such an interesting trip and wonderful experience for you. Sorry your camera let you down, I'd love to have seen photos of all the colours of spring. Gill x

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  20. Me alegro que hayas pasado un día estupendo. Besos

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  21. Drora Your trip does sound very interesting, wish I could see it. The picture of the boat reminds me of the Mary Rose - Henry V111's ship which is displayed in a muesuem in Portsmouth - its quite breath taking.
    Hugs
    Debs

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  22. Enhorabuena por tantos y tan bellos regalos ! te los mereces . Gracias por tus agradables comentarios en mi blog. Mariajo

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