NazarethNazareth EAST Dead (Salt) Sea Sea of Galilee SycharSychar SOUTH NORTH WEST FYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented! East is at the top! FYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented! East is at the top! JerusalemJerusalem Capernaum JerichoJericho Jordan Valley

E E Wilderness of Judea Wilderness of Judea Sea of Galilee Dead (Salt) Sea Mediterranean Sea PHOENICIA GALILEE SAMARIA JUDEA PEREA DECAPOLIS (city states) DECAPOLIS (city states) GAULANITIS Jerusalem Caesarea Maritima Herod Antipas Pilate (Prefect) Pilate (Prefect) Philip IDUMIA First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine (after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.) First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine (after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.)

EE Sea of Galilee Dead (Salt) Sea Mediterranean Sea PHOENICIA GALILEE SAMARIA JUDEA PEREA DECAPOLIS (city sates) DECAPOLIS (city sates) GAULANITIS Jerusalem Caesarea Maritima IDUMIA First Century A.D. Palestine political regions (Samaria was governed as part of Judea.) First Century A.D. Palestine political regions (Samaria was governed as part of Judea.)

Wadi Faria Jacob’s Well WellJacob’s Jericho Mt. Gilboa JerusalemJerusalem Jordan Valley Plain of Sharon Hill Country of Samaria Hill Country of Samaria Hill Country of Judea Hill Country of Judea ScythopolisScythopolis The Ridge Road EGYPT MESOPOTAMIA -1200’ 2300’ 3084’ BethelBethel 3000’ 410’ - 374’ 1640’ 2526’ 3000’ Jericho to– Jerusalem 17 miles 3500’ascent E The “International Highway” AntipatrisAntipatris Hill Country of Samaria Hill Country of Samaria Contours of the land

The Galilee of Jesus’ day Bet Haccarem Valley Bet Haccarem Valley Bet Netofa Valley Bet Netofa Valley Mt. Meron Mt. Tabor Hill of Moreh Hill of Moreh Jordan Valley Sea of Galilee E Valley of the Doves Valley of the Doves CapernaumCapernaum TiberiasTiberias CanaCana NazarethNazareth SepphorisSepphoris Mt. Gilboa Mt. Carmel Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel) Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel) UPPER GALILEE UPPER GALILEE LOWER GALILEE

BethsaidaBethsaida ChorazinChorazin CapernaumCapernaum GamalaGamala Tabgha Migdal Tiberias HippusHippus KursiKursi GadaraGadara The Sea of Galilee: Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry DECAPOLISDECAPOLIS GAULANITISGAULANITIS GALILEEGALILEE UPPER GALILEE LOWER GALILEE Sea of Galilee 830’ descent to the lake 830’ descent to the lake E E

N N S S Northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee Mount of the Beatitudes? Mount of the Beatitudes? TiberiasTiberias MigdalMigdal Valley of the Doves Valley of the Doves

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