On the morning of our last day in Israel, we traveled north to Narareth for a second time to visit a living history museum we heard about called Village of
Nazareth. It started out on the
upper floor of the YCMA in the city and then led outside onto a hillside that had been recreated to look like it would have looked in the time of the Savior. There we met people dressed in
time-period costume acting out the crafts of that day (i.e. a shepherd with
some of his flock, a person on the watchtower guarding the area, a woman weaving
wool into thread and thread into cloth, etc.) We saw a replica of a tomb, a synagogue, a wine press, and
a home. Our guide taught us about everything we were seeing at
each stop along the way. Below are some pictures taken there.
A door within a door - the eye of the needle
On the Watchtower
An old olive tree - many gospel-related symbols associated with this tree
An Olive Press
More of the olive press - second part of the process
Carpenter's Shop and tools
Spinning wool into thread
Weaving
Our group posing together in the synagogue
A perfect review of Christ's day before leaving our Holy Land experience. From here we went to the airport to catch our evening flight home.
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