Here are some images of the Sea of Galilee (called the Sea of Tiberias in John 21) to go along with the sermons from last week and this week. I took these on my recent trip to the Holy Land. Please note that the young fisherman casting his net below, like the seven disciples in the first few verses of John 21, was unsuccessful.
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- The Sea of Galilee is a large lake—but not too large.
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- The modern city of Tiberias, first built in honor of the emperor in A.D. 20. Our hotel was here.
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- Yours truly, chilling out on the Sea of Galilee
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- Casting his net, part 1
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- Casting his net, part 2
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- Casting his net, part 3
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- Trying again… unsuccessfully
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- Excavated 1st century fishing boat
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- Replica of 1st century fishing boat
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