Qumran, Capernaum, and the Jordan River Baptismal Site March 2008

Qumran: ancient settlement on the shores of the Dead Sea; famous as the area in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered (nearly 900 scrolls discovered since 1947). Capernaum: ancient town on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, known in the Bible as the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James, and John, as well as Matthew the tax collector. Jesus is said to have appeared here to the disciples after His resurrection