Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-11
WHERE CHRIST LIVED
MODERN ASPECT OF MANY pLAces
~ elsLE HISTORY

~ BIBLE HISTORY
The See ~ Gatflee The Dwe3line PIsss
- Berod ProbabIe site d c.psrss.n.
The First Chrissizn ChureA --Ths Msuns
q Bestifades- Osher scenes
The best view Of the Sea Of Gslilee &
from Safed, town several thousand
feet above the sea level About this "
tie inland sea. that Is only IL miles long
and between and miles wide. were
enacted some OF the most sacred scenes
IA the world . history There Is now but
little life along the shores, for wars.
peetilence and other causes have tended
to bring what was once 4 rich garden
spot 70 rnin. but there can still b wit
messed the daily occurrences told Of il
Scripture. There are fishermen casting
their nets. sheep following good shep-
herds, lilies in the fields. scattered docka.
and the sea is tossed b. sudden storma
The eastern coast is possessed by Bedou-
ms. and the western side, once thickly
populated by hardy, energetic mount
aineers in favor with Christ, l. unite
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let's.
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Christ Was living It Nazareth with his
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and con6ict. veva fr.,,,s,,f ua-ss -
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extensive hot snr;ngs rs,- A.. 80 -.
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the center ~ Roman c;v;i;,.t;.r Th-
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ouavs dotted Tia shoras "a .c+;ritw -.
great
At this time Tiberias il visited bv nil
grims who come from ALI directions n
end their DAYS in the holy e.itv and "a
battle in the springs. South Of thee
baths on the western shore there il moth
ing of interest but the denarture Of tbe
Jordan from the sea. The river con-
tinues to the south. running throuoh
fertile meadows and between the hiils
which border it. A ford il there. Fer
merly there was a bridge, with . long
extended causeway. A great sea wall
kept the turbulent waters under control
Even now the Jordan often plunees and
swirls as though maddened hy the inter
ruption Of the lake and drives hastily
onward, only to be Intercepted again and
brought to standstiH by the Dead Sea.
Mounds Of the rubbish are at the south
ern end of the Sea of Galilee. thev being
all there is to show where the Roman
city of Tarichea once stood liberals
can be fixed from distance by the tail
minaret of the mosque.
The first Christian church there il said
to have been built in the Fourth centr.y
by Constantine 1t stood on the site Of
the mosque and was called st. Peters
At one time liberals had thirteen syua-
gogues. The oldest is yet well preserved.
passed since it was erected. Its roof is
supported by stone arches and columns.
In the center is great cagelike inclos-
ure constructed Of wood, which ia dried
and twisted by centuries of exposure
but yet as sound as when hewed from
the log. This is the reading place
Ascending the steps which lead to the
interior the rabbi opened the scroll and
began to teach the law Beyond this
there is but little to interest. The mag
nificence of the past has succumbed 70
present needs. Millstopes are cut from
the syenite columns or ternples. pornbvrv
columns are cut out for public drinking
troughs, and floors for thrashers are
paved with frieze chiseled with Greek
designs by Herod's commands.
The nearest town to the north ia Mar.
dala. 1t must have been important in
its best DAYS. 1t is even now a hating
place on the caravan road from .Ierusa-
lem to Damascus Raodad and N;naxeh
Khan Minyeh, believed BY some to have
been the site of ancient Capernaum. is
the next point north. Tell Hum is an
hours journey from Khan Minyeh. and
has ruins thought to be of the syna
gogue built by Roman mentioned in
Luke vii, s They claim that it was
there Christ spoke on the Bread of
Life Many think this point was where
Capernaun stood. and is where Zebedee
James, John. Andrew and Peter lived.
and where four disciples were called to
be Fishers of men.
Continuing the Journey a SPOT is
reached that is accepted as the place
where Jesus sat when teaching the
multitudes" who followed him "Ku-