On our way to the southern extension of the Jordan River we
stopped at a forgotten spot called Tel Hadar at the foot of the Golan
Heights. Tel Hadar was the site of
Jesus’ second multiplication of fish and loaves, but this time it was said to
bigger and better than the original… he fed a crowd of 5000. Alas, history has not remembered the second
multiplication with the enthusiasm of the first and instead of a restored
monastery and a church with a beautiful mosaic and manicured gardens, you have
to reach Tel Hadar through a dilapidated water park parking lot, wade through
wild mustard plants and dried out evil looking thorny weeds to get to an
uninspired monument and forgotten ruins.
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| Dad with uninspired monument |
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| Tel Hadar's forgotten ruins |
Truthfully, the monument had just been put there recently
and there was a call out to put more effort into turning this site into a
prominent pilgrimage location. Who
knows? Maybe there’s a tacky gift shop
and overpriced coffee bar in Tel Hadar’s near future.
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