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Chapter 11: Lower Galilee
Connect…
The Bible states that in the future, the entire world will come together to battle Christ and prevent His
return to reign as King of Kings. The Bible states where the armies of the world will gather in the Jezreel
Valley known as the Valley of Megiddo or Plain of Esdraelon. It is a huge bowl-shaped valley which can
be seen from Mt. Carmel, Nazareth, the Mountains of Gilboa, and Mount Tabor. Today we will see what
it looks like from Mt. Carmel. When you see the size and scope of the valley, you can imagine the
magnitude of this battle. Ezekiel says it will take seven years to clean up the mess that is left from the
results of the Battle. Today we are going to travel north to the Lower Galilee area, the breadbasket of
Israel.
Objectives…
1. The student should be able to identify what happened or the significance of each location we study in
the lesson.
2. The student should be able to explain that when people reject Jesus, there is a serious consequence
to pay. We will see that demonstrated in the cities of Capernaum, Chorazin, and Bethsaida.
The Lesson ...
Lower Galilee is a region within the Northern District of Israel and covers the area of the Jezreel Valley
from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River to the south side of the valley to
Mt. Hazon. It is a fertile valley and provides much of the food grown in Israel.
Nazareth
Nazareth is a town of Lower Galilee perched atop the hills
overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon, which is part of the Jezreel
Valley. Nazareth is midway between the Jordan River and the
Mediterranean Sea. The picture to the right is taken from Mt.
Precipice where the people of Nazareth supposedly attempted to
throw Jesus off to this death.
Nazareth is most famous for being the home of Jesus throughout
his childhood and early adult life. Naturally, this was also the
home of Mary and Joseph. The Christmas story includes
encounters both Mary and Joseph had with angels (Luke 1:26,
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