lower galilee part 1 photo album
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LOWER GALILEE PART 1
IsraelNovember 2008
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We alighted along this busy main road to walk to the Franciscan Wedding Church at Cana of Galilee
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We walked on a narrow stone pavement to reach the place where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine (John 2:1-11)The pavement slopes towards the centre for better drainage
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The Franciscan Wedding Church
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Inside the church is a stone jar which is reportedly to be one of the six jars in John 2
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On our way out of Cana to Nazareth
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The sights along the road to the Church of Annunciation in Nazareth of GalileeFresh pomegranate juice tastes wonderful!
Roadside souvenir stalls
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Nazareth—the hometown of JesusThe Church of Annunciation is supposedly to be the place where the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-35)The church is dedicated to the worship of Mary
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Around the church compound are depictions of Mary & baby Jesus contributed by different countriesThe Singapore Mary wears a sarong kebaya
Doesn’t the Mary from China look like the Goddess of Mercy?
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There were more such depictions inside the churchThis was contributed by Taiwan
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The sanctuary has many interesting features
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The cave in which the Virgin Mary received the news from the angel Gabriel that she would give birth to Jesus
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This Roman Catholic church is the largest in the Middle East
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The contrast is stark when you see the dilapidated building just opposite the church
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The streets of Nazareth