International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Sea of GalileeSEA OF GALILEE See GALILEE, SEA OF. Smith's Bible Dictionary Sea Of GalileeSo called from the province of Galilee, which bordered on the western side. (Matthew 4:18) It was also called the "Sea of Tiberias," from the celebrated city of that name. (John 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." (Luke 5:1) It was called in the Old Testament "the Sea of Chinnereth" or "Cinneroth," (Numbers 34:11; Joshua 12:3) from a town of that name which stood on or near its shore. (Joshua 19:35) Its modern name is Bahr Tubariyeh . Most of our Lord's public life was spent in the environs of this sea. The surrounding region was then the most densely peopled in all Palestine. no less than nine very populous cities stood on the very shores of the lake. The Sea of Galilee is of an oval long and six broad. It is 60 miles northeast of Jerusalem and 27 east of the Mediterranean Sea. The river Jordan enters it at its northern end and passes out at its southern end. In fact the bed of the lake is just a lower section of the Great Jordan valley. Its more remarkable feature is its deep depression, being no less than 700 feet below the level of the ocean. The scenery is bleak and monotonous, being surrounded by a high and almost unbroken wall of hills, on account of which it is exposed to frequent sudden and violent storms. The great depression makes the climate of the shores almost tropical. This is very sensibly felt by the traveller in going down from the plains of Galilee. In summer the heat is intense, and even in early spring the air has something of an Egyptian balminess. The water of the lake is sweet, cool and transparent; and as the beach is everywhere pebbly is has a beautiful sparkling look. It abounds in fish now as in ancient times. There were large fisheries on the lake, and much commerce was carried on upon it. Greek 5085. Tiberias -- Tiberias, a city of Galilee, also another name ... ... Tiberias, a city of Galilee, also another name for the Sea of Galilee. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Tiberias Phonetic Spelling: (tib-er-ee-as ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5085.htm - 6k 966. Bethsaida -- "house of fish," Bethsaida, the name of two ... 1148. Dalmanoutha -- Dalmanutha, an unidentified place near the ... 3093. Magadan -- Magadan, an unidentified place near the Sea of ... 1082. Gennesaret -- Gennesaret, a fertile plain on W. shore of the ... 3094. Magdalene -- Magdalene, of Magdala, a place on the coast of ... 1056. Galilaia -- Galilee, the northern region of Palestine, also ... 2281. thalassa -- the sea 3484. Nain -- Nain, a village of Galilee 1046. Gadarenos -- of Gadara, Gadarene Strong's Hebrew 6160. arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley ...... 6159, 6160. arabah. 6161 . a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee. Transliteration: arabah ... /hebrew/6160.htm - 6k 8396. Tabor -- a mountain Southwest of the Sea of Galilee, also ... Library By the Sea of Galilee - the Final Call of the First Disciples, and ... Appearance at Sea of Galilee. Jesus Heals Multitudes Beside the Sea of Galilee. The Lake of Gennesaret; Or, the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias. And Jesus Departed Thence, and came to the Side of the Sea of ... In Galilee. The Call by the Sea Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Follow Him. The Early Preaching and the First Disciples The Five Thousand Fed. Subtopics Sea: Jesus Walked Upon Lake Galilee Sea: Lake Galilee Calmed by Jesus Sea: Symbolical in Daniel's Vision Sea: Symbolical in John's Apocalyptic Vision Sea: The Dead, to be Given up by The, at the Resurrection The Sea: (Covered With Waters) of the Diffusion of Spiritual The Sea: (Roaring) Hostile Armies The Sea: (Smooth As Glass) the Peace of Heaven The Sea: (Waves of) Devastating Armies The Sea: (Waves of) Righteousness The Sea: (Waves of) the Unsteady The Sea: Called The: Great and Wide Sea The Sea: Called The: Great Waters The Sea: Caused to Foam by Leviathan The Sea: Commercial Nations: Derived Great Wealth From The Sea: Commercial Nations: Often Built Cities on the Borders of The Sea: Darkness the Swaddling Band of The Sea: God: Does What he Pleases In The Sea: God: Dries Up, by his Rebuke The Sea: God: Founded the Earth Upon The Sea: God: Made the Birds and Fished out of The Sea: God: Measures the Waters of The Sea: God: Set Bounds To, by a Perpetual Decree The Sea: God: Shakes, by his Word The Sea: God: Stills, by his Power The Sea: Great Rivers often Called The Sea: Inhabited by Innumerable Creatures Great and Small The Sea: Replenished by Rivers The Sea: Rivers Supplied by Exhalations From The Sea: Sailing On, Dangerous The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Mediterranean or Great Sea The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Red Sea The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Salt of Dead Sea The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Sea of Galilee The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Sea of Jazer The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: Sea of Joppa or Sea of the Philistines The Sea: Seas Mentioned in Scripture: The Adriatic or Sea of Adria The Sea: Shall Give up Its Dead at the Last Day The Sea: The Clouds the Garment of The Sea: The Gathering Together of the Waters Originally Called The Sea: The Renewed Earth Shall be Without The Sea: The Shore of, Covered With Sand The Sea: The Waves of Multitudinous The Sea: The Waves of Raised Upon High The Sea: The Waves of Tossed to and Fro The Sea: The Waves of Tumultuous The Sea: The Wonders of God Seen In Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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