Tag Archives: Sea of Galilee

Does it snow in Israel? As sure as snowflakes, it does.

Posted on December 27, 2019 by LukeChandler

Israel has recently experienced storms across the country, including one in the north that dropped nearly 14 inches (35 cm) of snow on Mt. Hermon. Canaan is not blessed with consistent winter snow but Mt. Hermon normally receives it every … Continue reading →

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Island appears in the Sea of Galilee

Posted on September 14, 2018 by LukeChandler

The land of Israel is undergoing one of its periodic droughts, to the point that an island has appeared in the receding Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee water level frequently drops during the dry summer months and rises … Continue reading →

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A Day in Galilee

Posted on July 6, 2015 by LukeChandler

We visited several biblical sites today, starting with a synagogue from the 1st century. This building was recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee in the biblical town of Magdala. (Likely the hometown of Mary the Magdalene.) Did Jesus teach in … Continue reading →

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Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee

Posted on November 5, 2014 by LukeChandler

Internet service was problematic for most of the trip and prohibited me from connecting to this blog. I am in the airport waiting my flight home, and finally have a reliable connection. I will post information from the trip once … Continue reading →

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A Day of Biblical Sites – and Relaxing Along the Sea of Galilee

Posted on July 6, 2014 by LukeChandler

After a weekend at the Dead Sea, we began our final morning there with worship at 6:45am. We then began our trek north to Galilee and visited great sites along the way. We stopped at Qumran, the site linked to the … Continue reading →

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Swimming in Galilee, You See a Lot (video)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by LukeChandler

The “Sea” of Galilee is more like a lake. You can see across to the other side even on hazy days. To Bible students, the Sea of Galilee is famous for the time Jesus spent there. He lived in Capernaum … Continue reading →

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Mysterious stone structure discovered underneath Sea of Galilee

Posted on April 9, 2013 by LukeChandler

This one is no April Fool’s joke. A basalt-boulder structure, wider and taller than Stonehenge, sits under the water near the SW coast of the lake. The structure was discovered in 2003 during a sonar survey. The structure consists of … Continue reading →

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Rising water levels in the Sea of Galilee… but not the Jordan River

Posted on January 30, 2013 by LukeChandler

A Jerusalem Post article reports that the Sea of Galilee, after years of receding water levels, has filled up this winter and is now less than two meters from full capacity. Heavier-than-usual winter rains are a factor, but so is … Continue reading →

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Successful reenactment of Peter on the Sea of Galilee (Video)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by LukeChandler

Nestor Bermudez, one of the members of my group in Israel this summer, asked me to video him walking ankle-deep in the Sea of Galilee. Thus, his unwitting demonstration of Peter in Matthew 14:22-33 was preserved for years to come. See … Continue reading →

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