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Blessed Pilgrimage: The Way of Christ the Lord

Sea of Galilee: The Galilee Boat of Kibbutz Ginosar

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The Galilee Boat

View northwest: Kibbutz Ginosar (center shoreline) with its Yigal Allon Center (upper left) and boats (see top photo on page 216) that take tourists across the Sea of Galilee.

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The Galilee Boat of Kibbutz Ginosar Photos

Large Boats like this one take tourists from Kibbutz Ginosar on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee to the northern shore, where they board their bus at the Capernaum National Park.

This is a replica of the ancient Galilee Boat, also called the “Jesus Boat” because it sailed on the lake in the first century AD. There is no evidence it was used by Jesus.

View northwest: Kibbutz Ginosar (center shoreline) with its Yigal Allon Center (upper left) and boats (see top photo on page 216) that take tourists across the Sea of Galilee.

The restored first-century AD Galilee Boat with a projected image above it that depicts what the boat would have looked like in antiquity.

Part of the insulating foam coating used to float the Galilee Boat and rescue it from its lake surroundings.

The first-century AD Galilee Boat in the Yigal Allon Center at Kibbutz Ginosar. To preserve the wood, The boat was immersed in a chemical bath for seven years before it was put on display.

View southeast: The Yigal Allon Center houses the Galilee Boat, a museum (see below), and an exhibition called the Sanhedrin Trail.

View east: A replica of the Magdala Stone discovered in the center of the synagogue of Magdala from the Second Temple Period. The original stone can be seen at Magdala (see “Magdala” on page 211).

View west: Kibbutz Ginosar, the Plain of Gennesaret (top center), the Yigal Allon Center (center), and the hills of Lower Gallilee (top right).

The Galilee Boat