Sea of Galilee
This map shows the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on
water!
Did you know that 18 of the 33 recorded miracles of Jesus
were likely done in the area surrounding the Sea of
Galilee? It was common for big storms to hit the the sea
really quickly because of the sea`s climate and location.
There were many cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee
i...
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(he thalassa tes Galilaias):
1. The Name:
This is the name 5 times given in the New Testament (Mt
4:18; 15:29; Mk 1:16; 7:31; Jn 6:1) to the sheet of water
which is elsewhere called "the sea of Tiberias" (Jn 21:1;
compare 6:1); "the lake of Gennesaret" (Lk 5:1); "the sea"
(Jn 6:16, etc.), and "the lake" (Lk 5:1, etc.). The Old
Testament...
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1. The northern district of Israel
A city of refuge in
Jos 20:7; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76
Cities in, given to Hiram
1Ki 9:11,12
Taken by king of Assyria
2Ki 15:29
Prophecy concerning
Isa 9:1; Mt 4:15
Called GALILEE OF THE NATIONS
Isa 9:1
Herod (Antipas), tetrarch of
Mr 6:21; Lu 3:1; 23:6,7
Jesus resides in
Mt 17:22; 19:1; Joh 7:1,9
Teaching a...
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So called from the province of Galilee, which bordered on
the western side. Mt 4:18 It was also called the "Sea of
Tiberias," from the celebrated city of that name. Joh 6:1 At
its northwestern angle was a beautiful and fertile plain
called "Gennesaret," and from that it derived the name of
"Lake of Gennesaret." Lu 5:1 It was called in the Old ...
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(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three
other
names. (1.) In the Old Testament it is called the
"sea of
Chinnereth" (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is
supposed from
its harp-like shape. (2). The "lake of Gennesareth"
once by Luke
(5:1), from the flat district lying on its west
coast. (3.) John
(6:1; 21:1) calls it t...
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(Matthew 4:18; Mark 7:31; John 6:1). So called from its
washing the E. side of Galilee. In Luke 5:1 "the sea of
Gennesaret," called so from the fertile plain of Gennesurer
at its N.W. angle, three and a half miles long by two and a
half broad (Matthew 14:34). In Old Testament "the sea of
Chinnereth" or Cinneroth, from the town so named on its ...
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And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into
the sea: for they were fishers....
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And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he
came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts
of Decapolis....
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