Galilee Stones – Stories by Sea of Galilee boat Captain Judah
Millions of years ago when the Sea of Galilee was connected to the Dead Sea there were active volcanoes around the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. The active lava flowed throughout the Galilee and the Jordan Valley and created the Galilee Basalt stone and the Galilee Flintstone.
Basalt Stone – The lava flowed from the cooled volcanoes and formed the black basalt stone. The black basalt stone is one of the most common pebbles on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The basalt stone is a very strong stone. In the past, basalt stone was used to build houses.
Flintstone – when the volcanoes were not active, red flint stones remained inside them. The flints have sulfur to set a fire with, the ancients used to light a fire with these stones.
The Flintstones are also named fire stones.
Flintstone is one of the most common pebble stones on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
White Limestone – The limestone was formed in a later era. The stone reached the shore of the Sea of Galilee by the flow of the streams and the rains that flowed from the slopes of the Galilee mountains.
Click here to read Juda’s story about the Galilee Tilapia fish
