The Hebrew name for a lake which was also known as Galilee, the Lake of Gennesaret or Lake Tiberias. A large freshwater lake in northern Israel which is about 33 miles in circumference, it is the second lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea)....

One of the names for the lake also known as Kinneret, the sea of Galilee, the sea of Tiberias or Lake Tiberias. A large freshwater lake in northern Israel which is about 33 miles in circumference, it is the second lowest lake in the world (after the...

The ruler of a small realm called Abilene (sometimes also called Abila, Chalcis and Iturea). He is mentioned in Luke 3.1 as the ruler during the time of John the Baptist.

Otherwise known as Mark the evangelist. Christain tradition attributes the writing of the second Gospel, Mark's Gospel, to Mark, and associates this Mark with John Mark (Acts 12.12), the cousin of Barnabas.

A small Greek island in the Aegean sea. The location of the vision that John of Patmos had that led to the writing of the book of Revelation.

Used in John 20.16 by Mary of Jesus, the word is a variant of the terms of respect used for a teacher or Rabbi (others include Rabban and Rabboni).

Built on the same site as Solomon's Temple to replace the Temple that was destroyed by the Babylonians. Built in around 516 BC it was finally destroyed in AD 70 by the Romans. The second temple was originally thought to have been built to the ...

Also known as Kinneret, the Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Tiberias or the Sea of Galilee. A large freshwater lake in northern Israel which is about 33 miles in circumference, it is the second lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea). The place wher...

A village in Judea about two miles east of Jerusalem. It was the home of sisters Mary and Martha, and their brother Lazarus who died and was raised back to life by Jesus, a spectacular miracle that anticipated Jesus’ own resurrection, showing him t...

Cana was a Roman town in Galilee. It was there that Jesus and his disciples attended a wedding and when the wine ran out, Jesus turned water into wine (see John 2.1–11).

Mentioned in Galatians 1.18-19 as the brother of Jesus (a term which some traditions understand to mean relative or cousin), James is thought to have been the leader of the Christian community in Jerusalem and the author of the epistle of James. Not ...

Welcome to our latest trek as we visit Nazareth. Today it is a bustling city in northern Israel. Back in Jesus’ day, it was a poor, insignificant hamlet with a small population – famously derided by Nathanael, who questioned: ‘Can anything good...

Mark’s Gospel, like all of the Gospels, tells the story of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Mark places a particular emphasis both on discipleship and on walking the way of the cross in the footsteps of Jesus. Strikingly, it has neither any b...

Luke’s Gospel, like all of the Gospels, tells the story of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Luke’s Gospel is often said to have been written for a more Gentile audience, though it is important to recognise that the author knew a lot about J...

Prior to becoming a Christian, I had a lot of superstitious feelings. I used to count to three before I did things. I never walked under a ladder. I would throw salt over my shoulder. I thought bad luck would befall me if I didn’t walk into the pat...

Improving the farm and the land has always been one of my aims. It was important to my father before me. He was improving the land back in the 1960s. Then it was my turn. If you have good grassland and good stock, you can’t go wrong. It’s exactly...

I was 12 years old and had just started big school and the Gideons gave us a pocket New Testament. My background was not religious. But within the first year, I started to read it on the bus on the way home. I liked books. We were a close family. We&...

There are hundreds of verses from the Bible that comfort me, but this one galvanises me. It’s 1 John 5.12, “God offers us eternal life and it can be found only in his son. So, anyone who has genuine contact with Jesus Christ has eternal life, and...

I’m musical and music speaks to me. So, the Bible verses that I remember are from songs. There is a song that I love that says "Who the Son sets free is free indeed". That’s John 8.36. That really impacted me. The other one says, "...

I’m a fairly positive person. I’m trying to make the best of the situation and am keeping busy. But one of the hardest things is not seeing my mum. The hard thing was that she had planned a big party for her 80th birthday. That went by the board....