(CBN) – Just six months ago, the Sea of Galilee was in trouble due to years of little rain and drought-like conditions. After years of low rainfall, the tourist boats could only dock near the end of the pier at Ginnosar. Now, after a rainy winter, things are looking up. “We have (had) a lot of rain and snow that come(s) from the Hermon Mountain. Usually, we have about 350 millimeters of rain. This year we have more than 600 millimeters. It was a shock to the water in Israel,” Manor told CBN News. The last time the Sea of Galilee — or Kinneret as it is referenced in the Old Testament —
was full was in 2008 and before that 1996. In November we visited Kibbutz Ginnosar. The water level was way down and the water’s edge was dozens of feet from where it is now. “Every time we arrive to the dangerous point, somebody (does) something for us,” Manor said pointing at the sky. Streams that feed the Kinneret are brimming with water. Trees were on the banks of the lake for years are now underwater. And other areas that were completely dry are now covered. And though the rains are finished until next winter, there’s melting snow from the Hermon and streams still feeding the lake. READ MORE