13 miles long and 7 miles wide where Jesus walked on its water, He becalmed the storm and filled the emptyfishing-net. To the north, lie several New Testament locations, three of these are Migdal, Tabgha and Capernaun.

In addition to these famous sites, there are the Church of Annunciation, Mary’sWell are Joseph’s Carpenter Shop in Nazareth. Also other places of interest are Mt. Carmel, Caesarea, Masada, Qumran, Mt. Scopus, Shechem Jacob’s well, Joseph’s Tomb, Askar and Sebastia.