Holy Land 2018 day 4

Nazareth village
Found relics, was a farm and winepress of the first century. Village was 500 m away, rebuilt some structure on site.

Narrow gate=needle eye
Olive trees just pruned for better growth. Oldest tree 400 years old, from another tree mother
Threshing floor, donkey pulls that with stones beneath, winnowing fork to rid the chaff
Difference between sheep obedient and goats
Terraces soil on top of pebbles and impermeable rock so water overflows to the next
Olive press by round stone. First round is for temple's lampstand, anointing. Second with one 500 kg stone, for food and perfume. Third with all 3 stones, for lamp. Gethsemane is olive press, Jesus prayed (was pressed) 3 times.
Wool, sheared, dyed with natural dye, e.g. walnut, most expensive purple from a kind of Shell lots of them. Spun into thread
Synagogue with roof that could be removed
Carpenter, making a yoke, drilling. Shown in movie,  need 2 minutes to finish
Almond flower, only flower in this season
Winepress using bare foot, not to crush the seeds and make the juice bitter. Women and children did this, probably Jesus too
A rich man built a vineyard,  Watch tower.  So Jesus might have seen this watch tower
Round stone to seal a cave

Tel Dan nature reserve
Ancient Dan altar of Jeroboam also the ancient Laish. Found a tablet inscribed Hazael King of Damascus boasting victory over the House of David. First time David was mentioned outside of the Bible.

Banias (Caesarea Philippi)

The God Pan (Ban as pronounced here) went down to Hell every year, when he returns, spring..

Gate of Hades is the Cave. Also temples of Ausgustus, of Zeus

Mt Bental 

Syrian border, very windy and cold