4 Holy Sites You Should Put In Your Israel Itinerary To Visit

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4 Lesser-Known Holy Sites Visitors Should Consider Checking Out During Their Travels

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• Publié par: ferelrew
• Publié le: 18 juin 2016
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• Langue: English

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4 Holy Sites You Should Put In Your Israel Itinerary To Visit Israel is home to many holy sites–Church of Nativity, Golgotha, Mount Hermon are just some of the vast number. Each year, visitors from all over the world come to see these sites. But, did you know that there are some lesser known ones that are just as amazing? 4 Lesser-Known Holy Sites Visitors Should Consider Checking Out During Their Travels Emmaus Nicopolis It’sbelieved that Jesus came to the village of Emmaus after he had ďeeŶ killed aŶd ƌesuƌƌeĐted fƌoŵ his gƌaǀe. IŶ the Biďle’s Neǁ Testament, two disciples had met Jesus on the road leading to Emmaus after his Resurrection. Upon their arrival to the village, the two disciples broke bread with the Savior before they realized the man before them was Jesus. There is a small museum in Emmaus that allows people to check out the ancient ossuaries and mosaic. Jesus Boat Museum A recently discovered fishing boat going back to 1 AD. Is theJesus Boat, providing people with a clue of how fishing boats may have appeared duƌiŶg Jesus’ tiŵe oŶ Eaƌth. It ŵay eǀeŶ ďe the saŵe kiŶd of ďoatJesus and his disciples used when they sailed to theSea of Galilee. The Jesus Boat that was found may or may not be the one that Jesus or his disĐiples used, ďut it’s a fasĐiŶatiŶg aƌtifaĐt that giǀes life to ŵaŶy of the Biďle’s Gospel stoƌies.

The Milk Grotto According to tradition, the Holy Family found refuse at the Milk Grotto ďefoƌe leaǀiŶg foƌ Egypt to esĐape at a tiŵe Ŷoǁ kŶoǁŶ as ͞“laughteƌ of the IŶŶoĐeŶts͟. LegeŶd has it that a siŶgle dƌip of ŵilk dƌopped to the ground while baby Jesus was being nursed by the Virgin Mary. The ground then turned white. The Milk Grotto is comprised of soft white rock, with the church being th built sometime in the 5 century. Both Christians and Muslims think sĐƌapiŶgs seeŶ oŶ the stoŶes ǁithiŶ the gƌotto ďetteƌ a ŵotheƌ’s ŵilk Ƌuality aŶd iŶĐƌeases a ǁoŵaŶ’s feƌtility. Pool Of Siloam In John 9, there is a reference to the Pool of Siloam as a holy site. This is the location in which Jesus used mud to cure a blind man, washing him with it. Since the reference was made, many religions see the Pool of Siloam has being a very holy site. The Jeǁs use the pool’s ǁateƌ to Đaƌƌy out purification rituals during the Feast of Tabernacles. Interesting Note:ReĐeŶt diggiŶgs ƌegaƌdiŶg the ĐuƌƌeŶt pool’s loĐatioŶ may actually be two meters away from the actual spot of the Pool of “iloaŵ. The Holy “ite is situated iŶ oŶe of Jeƌusaleŵ’s loǁ poiŶts, aŶd each winter would be filled with mud and debris until it was covered entirely. This could be why early Byzantine pilgrims believed the adjacent pool was the Pool of Siloam. If you’ƌe tƌaǀeliŶg theHoly Land,these are just four of the many sites you should consider visiting during your trip. In fact, there are so many Holy “ites that a ǁeek isŶ’t loŶg enough to see everything the area has to offer.