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 The Sea of Galilee
lies in the Jordan Plain of
northern Israel, about 30 miles from the
Mediterranean. It is fed by the Jordan River,
which flows through it from north to south. It
was on its shores where Jesus performed the
miracle of feeding a multitude with a few loaves
of bread and a basket of fish. |
 Moshe Sharett
was one of the signatories of
Israel's Declaration of Establishment in 1947. As
the country's first Foreign Minister, he
established diplomatic relations with dozens of
nations, got Israel into the United Nations, and
signed a reparations agreement with West Germany
in 1952. |
 State
of Israel: Facts and Figures
Local Name Medinat Yisra'el. Area
7,992 sq mi. Population 6,426,679. Capital
Jerusalem. Independence from League of
Nations Mandate Achieved May 14, 1948. |
 The Dead Sea
is the saltiest body of water in the world, with
almost six times more salt than the ocean. At
more than 1,300 feet below sea level, it is also
the lowest point on earth. |
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