Historical Markers in Kineret, Northern District

By Richard E. Miller, May 24, 2011

Yardenit Markers (English and Spanish texts)

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1 ► Israel, Northern District, Kineret, Beit Yerah — Yardenit — The Baptismal Site on the Jordan River — Close to where Jesus was baptised —

On Jordan River Walk west of Route 90.

According to the Gospel of John, scripture indicates that Jesus was baptized very close to this part of the “Jordan River”. Of the four Gospel writers, John was the only one present when Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. In . . . — — Map (db m44228) HM

2 ► Israel, Northern District, Kineret, Capharnaum — Capharnaum —

Near Highway 87, 3.3 kilometers east of Route 90.

Capharnaum the town of Jesus He left Nazareth and went to live in Capharnaum by the sea (Gospel of Matthew 4:13). He entered a boat, made a crossing, and came into his own town (Gospel of Matthew 9:1). The House of Simon Peter On . . . — — Map (db m44108) HM

3 ► Israel, Northern District, Kineret, Capharnaum — The Synagogue of Capharnaum —

Near Route 87, 3.3 kilometers east of Route 90.

The synagogue is made up of four units, namely the prayer hall, the eastern courtyard, the southern porch, and a side-room near the northwestern corner of the prayer hall. The prayer hall, with the façade toward Jerusalem, is rectangular in . . . — — Map (db m44055) HM

4 ► Israel, Northern District, Kineret, Tabgha — Church of Heptapegon — The Seven Springs —

Near Route 87, 0.8 kilometers east of Route 90.

History 28–350 AD The Judeo-Christians of Capharnaum venerated a large rock upon which Jesus is said to have laid the bread and fish before he fed the five thousand (Mk 6:30-44) ca. 350 AD Used as an altar, the rock . . . — — Map (db m44034) HM