Hey guys, day 3! This post is brought to you by my dad. Love to all... ~Laura We started our day by visiting the ancient city of Dan. It's located in northern Israel at the headwaters of the Jordan river. The tribe of Dan was alotted the land by Joshua (Joshua 19:47) and settled in it. Time passed, when King Solomon died, the kingdom of Israel divided in two, the northern tribes going with Jeroboam. Since Hebrews were required to only worship in Jerusalem, he built temples in Bethel and Dan so his kingdom wouldn' t wander away. The main gate used during Jeroboam's time... The original city gate made of mud brick that Abraham likely walked through. The townspeople buried it beause stacked stone is much stonger. It remained buried until 1983 when it was rediscovered. It is in pristine condition... Next we journeyed Mt. Bental which currently is home to a U. N. observation post. They monitor Lebanon, Syria and Israel from there. We could hear artillery and heavy weapons fire from Syria. There are bunkers and trenches left from the '67 & '73 wars. We saw the U.N. soldiers keeping watch on villages, including those under control of ISIS, and we saw military trainees enjoying lunch and ordering coffee, carrying their M-16s. After a lunch stop at St. Peter's fish... We visited Capernaum in the afternoon. The ruins pictured a 5th century Byzantine synagogue built on top of the 1st century one. Then it was back to kibbutz Ein Gev for a refreshing swim in the Sea of Galilee.
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Clam Chowder
9/25/2016 09:42:58 am
I told Dan. He was not impressed.
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Dog of Wisdom
9/26/2016 06:38:36 am
Ba baa ba ba ba baa?(How long will one be there?)
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