Yesterday, on day 7, we hiked Mount Arbel, checked out the Jesus boat, sailed on Galilee, and visited the "other side". Today we traveled by bus to the northern part of Israel.
We started day 8 by hopping on the bus and heading to the most northern spot in Israel. We drove on the upper Golan Heights and headed to the foot of Mount Hermon.
Our first stop was Dan where we hiked along one of the sources of the Jordan River. Dan is where Jeroboam set up a golden calf for idol worship after the 10 northern tribes of Israel broke away from the two southern tribes after the death of Solomon. This is a popular nature reserve with great Biblical connections.
Our second stop today was Caesarea Philippi (not to be confused with the ruins of Caesarea on the Med Sea). This is where Peter made his great confession of faith and declared Jesus to be the Messiah. This is a second source of the Jordan River and we had our lunch right beside the tributary.
Our last stop of day 8 was at The Church of the Primacy along the Sea of Galilee. Since we had to depart for Jerusalem the next morning, we wanted to end our Galilee portion of the trip with one last time at the water's edge. This is the setting for John 21 when Jesus restored Peter.
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