Walking down the Mount of Beatitudes

At any daylight hour, one may walk down the hill to the area of Tabgha, following a rough dirt path. Good walking shoes are a must. In hot weather: have water, a hat and both hands free. After a rain, don't try it.

In making this walk, we are probably on a piece of the Great Trunk Road from the First Testament period, before the Romans bridged the mouth of the Upper Jordan. This later became a local road joining the shore with Chorazin above us. Jesus probably used it often.

Halfway down the path, looking slightly to the east, we can see how the landscape formed a natural theatre for anyone addressing a multitude from the shore.

The Mount of Beatitudes: Introduction

A Walk Down the Mountain

Historical background to the Sermon on the Mount

Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE(r),
(c) Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by
The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)