Recent Photo of the “Jesus Boat”

Even though I have made and posted several photos of the so-called “Jesus Boat” each time the photos look different. This can be due to using a different camera or of the lighting at the display.

Roman period boat discovered in Sea of Galilee.
Roman Period Boat Discovered in the Sea of Galilee in 1986.

After two years of drought a boat that belonged to the Roman period (dated from the first century B.C. to the first century A.D.) was discovered buried in the mud on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in January, 1986, by two members of the Kibbutz Ginosar. The boat measures 26.90 x 7.55 feet. Shelly Wachsmann, nautical archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority and Museums, says,

The boat was most likely used for fishing and transport of people and cargo. It could have been sailed, or rowed by a crew consisting of four oarsmen and a helmsman.” – (An Ancient Boat Discovered in the Sea of Galilee, a brochure once sold at the Museum.)

The boat is now displayed in the Yigal Allon Centre at Kibbutz Ginosar.

A more detailed article posted here provides more information and photos.

One response to “Recent Photo of the “Jesus Boat”

  1. Big enough for 13 men, plus fishing gear?

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