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| Synagogue of Korazim |
Our second full day in Israel started with a visit to the former city of
Korazim. Our tour guide pointed out some key features of Jewish communities that we would start to learn to recognize at other archaeological sites: the synagogue, built in the shape of a rectangle and the ritual purification baths, which people dipped in before entering the synagogue.
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| Site where the king would sit to listen to his subject's requests at Tel Dan |
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| Canaanite arched gate at Tel Dan |
Then, we stopped at
Tel Dan Nature Reserve. It has Canaanite ruins from the 18th century BCE (one of the oldest ever arches) as well as ruins of an Israelite gate and High Place from the 10th century BCE. It's so calming to walk through the lush vegetation of this park. Then, you walk from the High Place to former bunkers overlooking an abandoned tank. Quite a dichotomy.
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| Niches and shrines for Pan at Caesarea Phillip |
Our next stop was
Caesarea Phillipi. If it sounds like we were racing from site to site, it really felt that way, too! Caesarea Phillipi is also known as "Banias", had a temple for the god Pan.
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Beth-saida
On right is site where king would sit outside gate to hear his subject's issues. |
Our final stop was the town of
Beth-saida, home of the disciples Peter, Andrew and Philip. There are ruins from the 10th-8th centuries BCE here.
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