Christian Sites You Won't Want to Miss at the Sea of Galilee

Aimee Herd : Oct 15, 2012
Abigail Klein Leichman - Israel 21c

The most significant places in the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth aren't in Jerusalem, but in the picturesque Upper Galilee.

(Galilee)—If you're into statistics, it may surprise you to find that over 60 percent of the nearly three-and-a-half million tourists that visited Israel last year were not Jewish, but Christian. (Photo: Mt. Tabor/Israel21c.org)

A recent Israel 21c article details the top 10 Christian sites that were such a part of Jesus' ministry over 2,000 years ago.

Christians planning on heading to the Holy Land in the near future are reminded that "no Christian pilgrimage to Israel is complete without visiting the top 10 sites."

The areas that are highlighted in the article include:

• Capernaum National Park, nicknamed "the town of Jesus"
• Tabgha, known as the place where Jesus fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish
• Mount of Beatitudes, believed to be where Jesus gave His "sermon on the mount"
• Mount Tabor, held to be the site of the Transfiguration

Follow the link for all the details and the rest of this fascinating top 10 list.