Gamla footage

We don’t know if Jesus ever visited the Jewish community at Gamla, but it’s possible. Only 19 miles (31 km) from Capernaum, Gamla had a strong heritage in conservative Jewish teaching. Jesus visited many towns in the Galilee area (Matthew 11:1), teaching in their synagogues. Jesus also spent time in the Decapolis, and the road leading to Gamla was also one of the main roads leading into that area. The synagogue at Gamla is one of the best preserved from the time period. It can serve as a great illustration for any of the times Jesus was in a synagogue. Note the row of stones in the center of the structure. That’s the Bema. Torah scrolls would be unrolled on a table in that spot. People would sit around the facility and listen as the scrolls were read each morning and on Shabbat.