(Charles) After a good night's rest for all three of us, we made a stop at Caesarea by the Sea. This picture has a couple of interesting items. In the foreground is a small portion of the hippodrome at Caesarea (think, chariot race in the movie Ben Hur).
In the background there are remnants of buildings at the ancient Roman Mediterranean port, most of which is now underwater. While Randy and Mark surveyed the area spending more time here than planned, I rested my ankle.
Next on the agenda was a stop at Megiddo overlooking biblical Jezreel Valley which is mentioned as the location of the last World War at Armageddon (Rev. 16:16 -Har Megiddo or hill of Megiddo).
Randy and Mark recalled their past visits to Megiddo as children. They seemed to particularly interested in
revisiting an overlook that provides a beautiful view of the Valley of
Armageddon and a view of early
archaeological work. The dig revealed a large Canaanite altar from a time before
Abraham was sent by God from Ur to the Promised Land.
I chose to opt out of the underground walk and pick up the hikers at the
exit of the Iron Age water tunnel. Given the time period and the tools available, it was a masterpiece of engineering, built to access a spring from
inside the city walls. James Michener's historical novel, The Source was based on
civilizations that occupied the Megiddo site throughout history.
Leaving Megiddo we started toward the Northern Galilee but the navigator
(Charles) chose a wrong turn and when we realized it, we changed plans and headed for
the Sea of Galilee to visit all possible sites in that area before dark.
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