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The Sea of Galilee has several names:
Sea of Galilee
“And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.” (Matthew 15:29) (Mark 1:16)
“The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;” (Matthew 4:15)
Sea of Tiberias
“After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.” (John 6:1 and 21:1)
Lake Gennesaret
“And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret.” (Luke 5:1)
Sea Of Chinnereth, Chinneroth
”And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:” (Numbers 34:11)
“And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:” (Joshua 12:3)
Lake Kinneret
Yeshua left there and went along the shore of Lake Kinneret. He climbed a hill and sat down;” (Matthew 15:29 CJB)
“Then the border goes down from Sh’fam to Rivlah, on the east side of ‘Ayin, then down until it hits the slope east of Lake Kinneret.” (Numbers 34:11CJB)
“the ‘Aravah to Lake Kinneret eastward and to the sea of the ‘Aravah, the Dead Sea, eastward by way of Beit-Yeshimot and on the south under the slopes of Pisgah.” (Joshua 12:3 CJB)
“As Yeshua walked by Lake Kinneret, he saw two brothers who were fishermen — Shim‘on, known as Kefa, and his brother Andrew — throwing their net into the lake.” (Matthew 4:18 CJB)
“As he walked beside Lake Kinneret, he saw Shim‘on and Andrew, Shim‘on’s brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishermen.” (Mark 1:16 CJB)
Where Is The Sea Of Galilee Located?
The Sea Of Galilee is what we call a lake in today's terms. It is a lake on the north end of the Jordan River in the area called Galilee.
