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Sea of Galilee Boat
The Sea of Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century, which was discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee. The boats demensions are 27 feet (8.27 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters). These remains were discovered in a drought of the sea. Though the boat has no connection to Jesus and his disciples it gives humans today a great artifact in Biblical history.
Moshe and Yuval Lufan, members of the Kibbutz Ginnosaur, wanted to find an artifact in Israel’s past. Their generation of families always fished in the Sea of Galilee and the brothers dreamed of finding a boat in the sea. During the drought, the brothers discovered the remains lying on the shore. After this, Christian and Jewish archelogists alike realized how important this is in history. They excavated the boat from the mud, a process which took about 12 days and nights. Before the boat was displayed inside the Yigal Allon Mueseum, it was put in a chemical bath for 7 years for presevation.
The boat is simalr in structure to other boats discovered in the Mediterraian sea around 100 to 200 BC. The boat has a shallow drafted flat bottom, made of cedar planks. However, the boat shows evidence that it is composed of ten different wood types. This allowed scientists to most likely think that the boat was repaired many times. Radiocarbon dating places the boat around 40BC give or take 80 years. A cooking pot and lamp, which was found on the boat, were placed around 50BC to 50 AD. Due to the repairs on the boat, it can be deduced that the boat could have been used for many decades.
The Sea of Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century, which was discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee. The boats demensions are 27 feet (8.27 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters). These remains were discovered in a drought of the sea. Though the boat has no connection to Jesus and his disciples it gives humans today a great artifact in Biblical history.
Moshe and Yuval Lufan, members of the Kibbutz Ginnosaur, wanted to find an artifact in Israel’s past. Their generation of families always fished in the Sea of Galilee and the brothers dreamed of finding a boat in the sea. During the drought, the brothers discovered the remains lying on the shore. After this, Christian and Jewish archelogists alike realized how important this is in history. They excavated the boat from the mud, a process which took about 12 days and nights. Before the boat was displayed inside the Yigal Allon Mueseum, it was put in a chemical bath for 7 years for presevation.
The boat is simalr in structure to other boats discovered in the Mediterraian sea around 100 to 200 BC. The boat has a shallow drafted flat bottom, made of cedar planks. However, the boat shows evidence that it is composed of ten different wood types. This allowed scientists to most likely think that the boat was repaired many times. Radiocarbon dating places the boat around 40BC give or take 80 years. A cooking pot and lamp, which was found on the boat, were placed around 50BC to 50 AD. Due to the repairs on the boat, it can be deduced that the boat could have been used for many decades.