We said “Good-bye” to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee this morning and made our way down (biblically “up” in altitude) to Jerusalem. We made a stop at Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown.
Nazareth in Galilee, Jesus’ hometown. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
We also made a stop at the Spring of Harod,where Gideon’s army was reduced to 300 men, by which God gave Israel victory over the Midianites (Judges 7-8).
Spring of Harod. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
Colorful flora at the site:
Flora at the Spring of Harod. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
We also saw Beth-Shean, mentioned in 1 Sam. 31 as the site where the victorious Philistines took the bodies of King Saul and his three sons, fastening them to the walls of the city. This was Scythopolis in New Testament times, one of the cities of the Decapolis.
Beth-shean. OT tel in background; Roman ruins in foreground. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
Good friend and tour member Lynn Clayton.
Lynn at Beth-shean. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
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