John 21, Galilee

In John 21, Seven disciples of Jesus went fishing on the Sea of Galilee.  They had been fishing all night without success.  Jesus comes to the shore at dawn and called for them to throw the net on the other side of the boat; it was immediately filled to the breaking point with fish, although the net did not break.  This miracle caused the insightful disciple John to realize it was Jesus, and the passionate disciple Peter to then jump in and swim to his Lord.  Once the catch of 153 fish was hauled in, they all ate breakfast with Jesus on the shore.

The Sea of Galilee at sunrise, Mount Hermon in the distance.

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Last November our travel group went aboard a tour "fishing boat."

A traditional net fishing demonstration was given.

The Yigon Allon Museum contains "The Jesus Boat," a fishing boat from the time of Jesus.  It was discovered in 1986 in the mud on the shore only a few miles from the city of Tiberius.  It took 14 years to preserve the 2000 year old wood, and has been on display since 2000 AD.  

Model of a Galilean fishing boat of Jesus' time.  

The Galilee from Mount Arbel.  In Israel, this fresh water lake is known as Lake Kinneret.  It lies 212 meters below sea level.  

The city of Tiberius at dusk.