Most people consider the expression “when pigs fly” to mean, basically, “yeah, right, that’ll never happen.” But while we don’t know the exact origin of the expression, there is a place in Israel where the New Testament says pigs did just that – at least until they landed in the Sea of Galilee and drowned.
Tourist tip #162 / Kursi National Park - where pigs flew
Kursi National Park, on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, is thought to be the site of a New Testament story in which a herd of pigs, possessed by demons, flew to their death.
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Miriam Feinberg Vamosh


