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Galilee
Body of water mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Journeys through Galilee
- The road to Jerusalem (c. AD 29–30)
Where it appears
Joshua (2), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (1)
Key verses
- Deuteronomy 3:17 first mention — The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.
- Joshua 11:2 — And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
- Joshua 19:35 — And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
- 1 Kings 15:20 — So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
Nearby places
- Gennesaret 3 km
- Capernaum 4 km
- Chorazin 5 km
- Tiberias 7 km
- Bethsaida 10 km
- Hammath 12 km
- Neah 13 km
- Aphek 13 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.