Our photo today was made from NW of the Sea of Galilee. The formation on the right is known as Mount Arbel. The agricultural area you see slopes down to the Plain of Gennesaret which stretches about 2½ miles to the Sea (Matthew 14:34).
View of Mount Arbel and the Sea of Galilee from the NW. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Across the Sea of Galilee is a portion of the Golan Heights, known in Old Testament times as Bashan. This territory was taken by Israel from Og the king of Bashan and eventually became territory belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.” So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land. (Numbers 21:33-35 ESV)
A city within the territory of Bashan was named Golan, and became one of the Israelite Cities of Refuge (Joshua 20:8).
Mount Arbel has its own history outside the Biblical text, but I will save that for another time.
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I love this photo! Thanks for sharing it.
Dr. Jenkins: I have often been inspired and informed by your blog posts. I love your pictures, the bible background you offer, and the confessional underpinnings. Thank you! Your work was part of the inspiration for my own blog–which I invite you and your readers to checkout at http://www.peace-pilgrim.com