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Sea of Galilee/The Sea of Galilee
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Sea of Galilee, Sea of Tiberias, Sea of Kinnereth, Chinnereth, harp, Lake of Gennesaret, Gennesar, Yam Kinneret, Buhayrat Tabariyya
The Sea of Galilee General Overview
The Sea of Galilee, as mentioned in the New Testament (Matthew 4:18, Mark 1:16), is known by many different names; Sea of Tiberias – Called after the major city at the western shores, city of Tiberias, that...
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Jerusalem Area/Bethlehem
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Bethlehem, city of David, holiest towns, Rachel’s Tomb, King of Israel, birth of Jesus, Palestinian city
Bethlehem General Overview
Bethlehem (Arabic: لحم بيت, Bayt Lahm, Hebrew: בית לחם, Beit Lehem) is located in the province of Judah, approximately 10 kilometers (5.5 miles) south of Jerusalem. The name Bethlehem is derived from...
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Jerusalem Area/Bethlehem
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: church of Nativity, Constantine, Christ’s birthplace, Nativity cave, Door of Humility, pillars, basilica
The church of Nativity in Bethlehem is the oldest operating church in the Holy Land.
This splendid Church was founded by Constantine and his mother, St. Helene, in the year 326 A.D. The Church was built over a cave which, according to the...
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Jerusalem Area/Bethlehem
Author:Kamel Badran
The Grotto of the Nativity is located beneath the sanctuary and can be reached by two stairways.
This is the cave where Mary gave birth to Jesus. The exact place of birth is located on the east side of the cave and is marked by a star.
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Sea of Galilee/The Sea of Galilee
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Chapel Primacy St Peter, Feed my sheep, Place of the Coals, Mensa Christi, Christ’s Table, Twelve Thrones, Twelve Seats kingdom
It’s a Franciscan Chapel, located in Tabgha, about 300 meters east of the Church of the Multiplication, on the northwest shores of the Sea of Galilee. It stands over the place where Jesus appeared to his disciples for the third time following...
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Sea of Galilee/The Sea of Galilee
Author:Kamel Badran
A small hill located near Tabgha and rising about 180 meters above the Sea of Galilee. It offers a magnificent view of the landscape made holy during the first years of Jesus’ activity. According to the tradition, it is the site where Jesus...
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Sea of Galilee/The Sea of Galilee
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, multiplication, loaves, fishes, feeding five thousand
“And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.
But Jesus said to them, They have no need...
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