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Destination Guide Israel

Magdala

Magdala is the name of at least two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Jewish Talmud and one place that may be mentioned in the Christian New Testament. Magdala was also a high stronghold in Ethiopia that was taken on April 13, 1868, by Sir Robert Napier, created Baron Napier of Magdala.

Located at 32.8392, 35.5075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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New Testament places, New Testament Aramaic words and phrases, Talmud places

Gennesaret

Gennesaret, Gennesareth or Ginosar, ("a garden of riches") was a town alloted to the tribe of Naphtali, called "Kinnereth", sometimes in the plural form "Kinneroth" . In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezareth, Genezar and Gennesaret. No trace of the Gennesaret city remains. Flavius Josephus refers to the area as having very rich soil. This city stood on the northwestern shore of the lake to which it gave its name: Lake of Gennesaret.

Located at 32.8606, 35.5072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Tabgha

Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. It is the traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus in Christianity. Until 1948, it was the site of an Arab village. The site's name is derived from the Greek name Heptapegon ("seven springs"). St. Jerome referred to Tabgha as "the solitude" (=eremos).

Located at 32.8737, 35.549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias, New Testament places

Church of the Multiplication

The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, shortened to (The Church of the Multiplication), is a Roman Catholic church located in Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches.

Located at 32.8733, 35.5486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Israel, Churches in Israel

Church of the Primacy of St. Peter

The Church of the Primacy of St. Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles.

Located at 32.8739, 35.5494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Franciscan churches, Churches in Israel, Roman Catholic churches completed in 1933, Roman Catholic churches in Israel

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Tiberias. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 21, 1948. It was located 8 km north of Tiberias, nearby Wadi Rubadiyya. In 1945, it had a population of 1,240. A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Muhammad remains. The village also contained Khirbat Abu Shusha, which had the ruins of water-powered mills.

Located at 32.8535, 35.5094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias

Nahal Amud

The Nahal Amud, also known as the Wadi Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee that spills into the Sea of Galilee. The stream's source, Ramat Dalton, is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and flows south through eastern Galilee to the northwest part of the Sea of Galilee - a height of less than 200 meters below sea level.

Located at 32.8809, 35.5033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh ("Cave of the Robbers") is a prehistoric archaeology site in Galilee, Israel. It is situated 0.8 km from the Nahal Amud outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed (148 m below sea level). It was found to house a fossil today known as the "Galilee skull" and "Galilee Man". The skull is the first ancient fossilised hominid found in Western Asia. It's taxonomy is that of H. heidelbergensis.

Located at 32.8558, 35.5272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Hominin fossils