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location: Caesarea Philippi It was late summer the year before Jesus would journey to Jerusalem for
the last time. Following His ministry in Gentile Decapolis, He led His
disciples north through the Jordan Valley to Caesarea Philippi at the
foot of Mount Hermon. At this pagan shrine, Jesus announced His purpose
to build His Church and His coming crucifixion. |
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location: "Mount of Beatitudes" Jesus had returned from Jerusalem where the Pharisees had charged Him with breaking their Sabbath laws and claiming to be God. His spreading fame was drawing seekers from Judea, Idumea, Perea, the Decapolis and even Tyre and Sidon. To this mixed multitude, the King introduced the principles and priorities of His kingdom. |
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location: Sower's Cove Incensed by the impact of Jesus' deliverance of a demon-possessed man (probably in Capernaum), the Pharisees accused Him of collusion with Satan while others hailed Him as "the son of David," Messiah. Apparently Jesus then led the crowd to a nearby cove on the shore of the lake where He used parables to teach about His kingdom. |
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location: Bethsaida The Twelve had returned from their preaching tour of Galilee and disciples of John the Baptist had joined them, grieving his murder. For a time of refreshment Jesus led them to a hillside near Bethsaida. As a large crowd gathered, His disciples became apprehensive, perhaps in part because zealots from nearby Gamala may have been present. In this well-known miracle, Jesus previewed for his men their future role of distributors of the "Bread of Life." |
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location: Gadara After teaching the Parables of the Kingdom, Jesus directed His disciples to sail down the lake to the harbor of the Decapolis city of Gadara. Here He delivered a demoniac more violent than the one He had restored in Capernaum. Thousands of demonized drowning pigs contradicted the Pharisees' accusation that Jesus needed Satan's help; a strong reinforcement of His deity for His disciples! |
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location: Tabgha Its warm springs attracted fish, making the Tabgha region a magnet for fishermen. It was probably along this shore between Tabgha and nearby Capernaum that Jesus called the four fishermen to be His disciples. It was probably here that Jesus commissioned Peter to shepherd His flock. |
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location: From Lower Golan lookout From this high hill on the south side of the Wadi Samak, one can see much of the area where Jesus ministered. The sites of Capernaum (west) and Chorazin (near Capernaum) and Bethsaida (in the Jordan Valley near the lake) are clearly visible. Below on the south lies the Decapolis and across the Wadi Samak to the north, Philip's Gaulanitis. |
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location: Sepphoris Sepphoris dominated the nearby towns of Nazareth (an hour's walk to the south) and Cana (5 miles northeast). From the roof of "The Citadel" (of Crusader days), we can see each of these important sites. Probably Jesus came to this cosmopolitan city many times, perhaps to work as a builder. |
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location: Herodian Jericho Situated astride the Wadi Qilt, just west of ancient Jericho, this Jericho of Jesus' day centered around Herod the Great's several palaces. When he died in 4. B.C., they were burned but soon reconstructed by his son Archelaus. As Jesus was about to enter the Wadi to ascend to Jerusalem for Passover, He gave His Parable of the Minas. |
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location: From Nebi Samwil - North of Michmash More important events in the O.T. period occurred here than in any other area. Ramah, Bethel, Mizpah, Gibeah and Gibeon were located within sight of each other in or around this plain. Two main travel routes crossed at Ramah, one from trans-Jordan through Jericho to the sea and the Ridge Road from Shechem southward to Hebron and beyond. |
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location: Hill Country of Ephraim As Saul searched for his donkeys, he "passed through the hill country of Ephraim," eventually circling back to Ramah only two miles north of Gibeah. There he found Samuel who had been instructed by the Lord to anoint him king. From the top of this shrine on a high hill just north of Jerusalem, we can see the area of these historic sites. |
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location: The Valley of Elah. One of four main valleys that drain the Hill Country of Judah, the Valley of Elah lies just south of the Sorek Valley, the haunt of Samson. Early in Saul's reign the Philistines had penetrated westward up this valley seeking to reach Bethlehem to gain control of the "Patriarch's Highway." In this valley David broke the impasse by his historic slaying of Goliath. |
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location: From The Mount of Olives Rich in history, this low line of three hills overlooks Jerusalem on the west. From here we can look over the Valley of Kidron southwestward to the slope where David took the city of the Jebusites 3,000 years ago, establishing Jerusalem as his capital. It was from this hill that Jesus ascended to the Father and where He will one day return. |
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location: On The Mount of Olives The location of this historic teaching was significant. Here Jesus and His disciples could look out on Herod's magnificent temple, lying virtually at their feet. As He predicted its destruction and the destruction the city itself, these men could observe the very subject of this prophecy. |
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