Jesus Boat

 

A 1st C A.D. fishing boat was found on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which may be from Jesus' time, or the Jewish revolt. It is displayed in a museum in Kibbutz Ginnosar.

 

  The boat was discovered by accident in the winter of 1986, after a dry season when the lake was very low. It was found on the muddy shores of the Sea of Galilee between Ginnosar and Magdala. After 12 days of excavations on site it was transferred, and now exhibited in a special museum. The boat is 9M (30ft) long, 2.5M (8 ft) wide, 1.25M (4ft) high.

 

 For more info on this site and additional photos, click here.

 

 

Mk 4:35-36: "And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships".


 

Mt 8:18-23: "Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him".

 

Lk 8:22: "Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth".

 

 

 

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   Jesus sails across the Sea of Galilee

  

                                                  

                        

                                                                                               

 

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