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Model of the Jesus Boat.
Photo: flickr Israel Tourism's
photostream
original location 2,000 years and get a feel for what life was on the shores of the
with damaging the like at the time. Sea of Galilee. The
boat and losing it museum is open to
forever… Finally, While it has not been verified that this boat the public and, in fact,
the local modern was used by Jesus and His disciples, it many tour groups stop
fishermen, who seems highly likely that the owner of this at this site and take a
were members of boat lived at the same time and either knew moment to go back in
the Kibbutz came up with a brilliant idea, and Him personally or had heard of Him. time and understand
the boat was once again able to float on the the ways and the secrets of the fishermen in
Sea of Galilee, almost the same way it did Today, the original boat is on display at Beit the first century AD.
before it sank in a storm 2,000 years ago. Yigal Allon Museum, near Nof Gonosar Hotel
Perhaps this is a test for us today – to use
Imagine what it is like to face a boat that this lesson from the past in our present - to
was used during the time of Jesus, perhaps stand in front of this miraculous 2,000-year-
by His disciples or maybe even by Jesus old vessel, close our eyes, hear the waves
himself… What a blessing it is for us to be of the Sea of Galilee and imagine Jesus in
able to have this opportunity to look back that little boat calming the storm, calming the
storm within our hearts.
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