Fourth Day of the Journey

Wednesday, June 8, 1994 6:42pm
Tiberias, Yospeh Meyouhaus Youth Hostel

What a wonderful day! We left around 9am for Capernaum (Kfar-Nahum). On the way we stopped at the place where tradition says Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. It fits the Biblical description as many traditional sites do.

Then we drove to Capernaum. We stayed there for about an hour and a half reading sections of the Gospels that record what took place in this town. Here Jesus ministered. Here He walked. It is interesting that His words in Matthew 11.20-24 have been fulfilled. Capernaum is now in ruins while Tiberias remains a thriving city on the Sea of Galilee. It is fascinating to see the ancient buildings along side of recent structures. Tiberias is a a great example of this.

Leaving Capernaum we headed up to the Golan Heights toward Mount Hermon. We drove through a Druze village where a Palestinian flag was flying. In the middle of the street was a statue of this man with a large mustache and a large drawn sword. We left in a hurry. We were being stared at and I got the feeling this village did not see many Americans. Three Arab boys when we asked for directions pointed us towards the Syrian border. We ended up turning around before we had gone too far.

We passed Nimrod's fortress and then drove by an archaeological dig. It turned out to be Banias. Paneas is what Matthew calls Caesera Philippi! More on my next post.