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Things to do around the Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, or lake Kinneret is the largest freshwater lake in Israel. The Sea of Galilee is situated in northeast Israel, near the Golan Heights, in the Jordan Rift Valley.Much of the ministry of Jesus occurred on the shores of Lake Galilee. In those days, there was a continuous ribbon development of settlements and villages around the lake and plenty of trade and ferrying by boat. 

In 1909, Jewish pioneers established the first cooperative farming village (kibbutz), Kvutzat Kinneret in the immediate vicinity of the lake... Read more. 

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