This is a view of the first place that we stopped, walked and and experienced in Israel.
It is an old Roman road, used at the time of Jesus, that stretches from Cana to Capernaum, through the Galilee. Jesus would have walked this very path, many times.
Several things are striking: 1 -- The sheer rock cliffs that line this part of the route are incredible and pictures do not do them justice. 2 - Ancient Galileans were TOUGH. Walking being their primary transportation method. Wow. These are some incredible hills and distances. 3- This valley is called the "valley of doves" because it was used to raise doves for sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem. They would nest in the high rocky outcroppings.
An incredible and beautiful place --- a good symbol of the Galilean landscape, deeply beautiful and also difficult and unforgiving.
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