A RELIC FROM THE APOSTLES' SEA It is only 15 minutes drive from the hotel to Ginosar, a place mentioned as Gennesaret in the bible.  It appeared a few times in the New Testament and is the place where Jesus first called Peter (the fisherman originally named Simon) (Luke 5:1-11). The Yigal Allon Center The Yigal Allon Center in Ginosar has an ancient ship exhibit, containing a 2000-year-old wooden boat salvaged from the bottom of Galilee—a common fishing boat in the area durin

A LIGHT BORN ANEW OVER GALILEE My first night in the Holy Land was spent in Tiberias, a city with a distinctly Jewish character. Preferring to dine simply as I often do on business trips, I settled for a light dinner of fruit and snacks provided in my hotel room. I later gave the complimentary bottle of wine to our guide, as I could never finish a 750 ml bottle by myself; I am virtually alcohol-free, with only very rare exceptions. Afterwards, I took a leisurely stroll throug

PLANS AND CHANGES I spent my first night in Tiberias, in a hotel on the shore of the Sea of Galilee—known locally as the Kinneret and in the New Testament as the Lake of Gennesaret. My 2 nd  Day in Holy Land began with a sunrise view from the hotel, followed by a guided tour of key sites along the west lakeshore: Ginosar, Tabgha, and Capernaum. I then crossed into Jordan at the Jordan River border, received by my Jordan guide after crossing, visited Umm Qais and Jerash before