This synagogue ruin stands on the site of the synagogue in Capernaum in which Jesus lived. The lower darker stones of the foundation are believed to have been part of the original building there when Jesus visited.
This is the traditional location of the miracle of Jesus of feeding the 5,000 people. The water is the sea of Galilee. Scriptures: Matt 14:15, Mark 6:41, Luke 9:12, John 6:5
The slopes of Masada were too steep for the Roman army to scale with their siege equipment so they had slaves work for months to construct this rocky ramp up the side of the mountain fortress.