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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Show map of Israel Sea of Galilee Show map of Middle East Coordinates 32°50′N 35°35′E / 32.833°N 35.583°E / 32.833; 35.583 Lake type Monomictic Primary inflows Upper Jordan River and local runoff Primary outflows Lower Jordan River, evaporation ...
The 'Ancient Galilee Boat' housed in the Yigal Allon Museum in Kibbutz Ginosar. The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel.
Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 4:18
Entities called "seas" which are not divisions of the World Ocean are not included in this list. Excluded are: Lakes, ponds, etc.: Salt lakes with "Sea" in the name: Aral Sea, Dead Sea, Caspian Sea, Salton Sea; Freshwater lakes with "Sea" in the name: Sea of Galilee; Bodies of water identified in lakes (bays, straits, etc.) Ocean gyres
Generically, a Galilean (/ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l iː ə n /; Hebrew: גלילי; Ancient Greek: Γαλιλαίων; Latin: Galilaeos) is a term that was used in classical sources to describe the inhabitants of Galilee, an area of northern Israel and southern Lebanon that extends from the northern coastal plain in the west to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Rift Valley to the east.
Due to its prominence, the city gave its name to the lake (the "Sea of Galilee") for long periods of history, as the Sea of Kinneret, Kinnerot, Gennesaret, or Ginosar. [ 8 ] As other places around the lake rose to prominence, such as Tiberias and Qasr al-Minya , the name of the lake also changed to Lake Tiberias [ 9 ] or Lake Minya ("Bahr el ...
According to Anson Rainey (1981), [4] "Via Maris" derives from the Latin translation of Isaiah 9:1 (in the Hebrew Bible, 8:23) – "by the way of the sea". [5] The prophet was probably referring to the road from Dan to the sea at Tyre, passing through Abel-beth-maachah, [6] which marked the northern border of Israel at the time of the Assyrian ...
The story is taken from the Gospel of Luke, where it is told that Jesus gave a sermon by the Sea of Galilee and performed various miracles. On the banks of the lake a large group of people had gathered around Jesus to hear the word of God. Jesus went on board the fishing boat of Peter (who was then called Simon) and spoke to the people from it.