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The Netufa valley is located
in the center of the Lower Galilee, north to
Nazareth. This wide valley, about 16KM (10 Miles) by 4KM
(2.5 Miles), is
a fertile valley and its name, Netufa, is based on
the Hebrew root word "Nataf" ("dripping" of water
or of oil).
In some "wet" winters the
valley fills up with water, or gets really muddy
and swampy, since the water from the surrounding
hills accumulates in the valley's flat basin, and
hardly manages to make the journey out towards the
bay of Haifa.
An ancient trade road
extended from
Hannathon and Sepphoris toward Tiberias and the Sea
of Galilee. Jesus must have passed this site on
his frequent travels between his home town,
Nazareth, and his base of activities in Capernaum.
For more info on some of the
ancient sites in this valley:
Khurvat Ammudim (2nd C
synagogue) - click
here.
Khirbet Canna (site of the
first miracle) - click
here.
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Mt 19:1: "And it
came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee,
and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond
Jordan;"
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Jesus leaves the Galilee for
the last time
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