Today was a long and eventful day. We started off at 6:30am and headed out to Megiddo. This is also known by the name Armegeddon and is where the final battle will happen that is recorded in Revelation. Megiddo is an extremely large tel that has over 25 layers of history in it. The coolest part of Megiddo, in my opinion was the waterways. There were tunnels that were built thousands of years ago that would provide the city with outside water supplies. The waterway was hidden outside the city walls in case of an attack. We got to walk down into the water tunnels because the water has lowered over the years. It was 183 steps down into the ground.
Our next stop was Nazereth, the town that Jesus grew up in. There is a church there that houses the ruins of much of Nazereth, including the exact house in which Mary lived before she was married to Joseph. The church was beautiful and housed artworks from Catholic churches around the world. We visited another synagogue that was right up the street. This one was significant because Jesus was given the scrolls and taught there. It was amazing to be in another building which Jesus was in so many years ago.
We ate lunch at a park and then stopped off for a swim in a beautiful lake. The afternoon was definitely my favorite part of the day. We visited Beit She'an, another tel with almost as many layers as Megiddo. This tel was much more interesting to me than Megiddo because so much of the ruins were still intact. The layer that is showing at Beit She'an is the Roman city. It was gorgeious... Parts of Jesus Christ Super Star were filmed there. We saw a huge bath house, a stadium, all kinds of pillars and columns and then of course the tel itself with the ruins of the temples on it. So much of the ruins were still in good condition even after the earthquakes that have hit there. Today was another one of my favorite days because the afternoon was so great. We are all definitely ready for the weekend though!
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