Overlook of fields of near Sea of Galilee & Church of Beatitudes. DJI-0219-06

Aerial overview of the fields at the northern shore of Sea of Galilee, near the Church of Beatitudes.
The Church of Beatitudes is located on a small hill overlooking the northern shore of Sea of Galilee, the traditional “mount” on which Jesus has delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
The modern church was built around 1936 and 1938 near the fourth-century Byzantine ruins. The floor plan is octagonal, the eight sides representing the eight Beatitudes.
Christian pilgrims are known to have commemorated this site since at least the 4th century. In her itinerary of the Holy Land, after describing the Church of the Loaves and Fishes.

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