1st. Century Galilee Boat


In 1986 two the Galilee Boat was discovered in Kibbutz Ginosar when a severe drought resulted in the lowering of the waters of the Sea of Galilee. The boat is firmly dated to the first centuries BCE-CE and it is suggested that this is the type of boat referred to in the Gospels in use among Jesus' Disciples, as well as that used by the Jews against the Romans in the nautical Battle of Migdal in CE 67. Today the Galilee Boat can be seen in the Yigal Allon Centre in Kibbutz Ginosar.


Make your own model of the Galilee boat with this Do it yourself kit.