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 Two brothers, Moshe and Yuval Lufan, discovered the Galilee boat, known as "The Jesus Boat", on the muddy shores of the Sea of Galilee between Ginosar and Migdal in the winter of 1986. Moshe and Yuval, second generation fisherman from Kibbutz Ginosar, grew up on the shores of the Sea of Galilee- enchanted by her magic. As they were discovering the boat, a double rainbow appeared in the sky, heralding that this boat had been given to them as a gift-binding them to the boat, the water, and the earth-for all eternity. Members of Ginosar, the Antiquities Authority, and many volunteers took part in the archaeological dig which lasted 12 days and nights. The discovery of this Galilee Boat caused a stir throughout the world, especially after it was conclusively dated to the fateful first century A.D. – the time of Jesus and the Great Revolt of the Jews against the Romans. The boat, made of twelve different types of wood, is now on exhibit at Kibbutz Ginosar. It is 9 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and 1.25 meters high. It may have functioned as a ferry boat, but its measurements also suit those used by ancient fisherman employing a seine, or dragnet, "cast into the sea" as described in Matthew 13:47-48   |
