The Mount of Beatitudes, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee between Capernaum (see post below) and Magdala (see a previous post), is where historians believe Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. As with most historical Biblical sites, the exact location is not known. But this grass-covered hillside, rising up from the Sea of Galilee, is not difficult to imagine as being the place.
Today there is a Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel on top of the hill that was built in the late 1930's. In 2000, Pope John Paul II celebrated mass on this hillside.
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| Looking over the Sea of Galilee from the top of the Mount of Beatitudes |
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| A panorama of the Sea of Galilee from the top of the hill. The hills on the left side of the photo are the Golan Heights. The big netted area on right side is a banana orchard. The bananas are covered with a sunscreen to help them not to ripen too quickly. |
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| The Franciscan chapel |
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| Looking up the hillside from the road down below. The Franciscan chapel in on the right edge of the photo. |
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| More bananas! |
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| Bananas almost ready for market |
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