This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:
- Chinnereth: Freshwater lake in northern Israel; location of Jesus' ministry
- Galilee: Region in northern Israel; key location in Jesus' ministry
Definition
Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ (Heb. הַגָּלִיל, the circle, district),
Galilee, the name of the northern region of Palestine in NT times: Γ. τῶν ἐθνῶν, Matthew 4:15 (LXX); θάλασσα τῆς Γ., Matthew 15:29 (cf. John 6:1).
Glossary entries
Galilee Sea of Galilee Chinnereth, Chinneroth Sea of Tiberias Sea of Tiberias Gilgal
Where it occurs
Occurrences
61 total
- Matthew 2:22Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeBut when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
- Matthew 3:13Γαλιλαίας · GalileeAt that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
- Matthew 4:12Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeWhen Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- Matthew 4:15Γαλιλαία · Galilee“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
- Matthew 4:18Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 4:23Γαλιλαίᾳ · GalileeJesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 4:25Γαλιλαίας · GalileeLarge crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Matthew 15:29Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeMoving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- Matthew 17:22Γαλιλαίᾳ · GalileeWhen they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
- Matthew 19:1Γαλιλαίας · GalileeWhen Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
- Matthew 21:11Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeThe crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Matthew 26:32Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeBut after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
- Matthew 27:55Γαλιλαίας · GalileeAnd many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
- Matthew 28:7Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
- Matthew 28:10Γαλιλαίαν · Galilee“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
- Matthew 28:16Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeMeanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
- Mark 1:9Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Mark 1:14Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeAfter the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- Mark 1:16Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:28Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeAnd the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
- Mark 1:39Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeSo He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Mark 3:7Γαλιλαίας · GalileeSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Mark 6:21Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeOn Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
- Mark 7:31Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeThen Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
- Mark 9:30Γαλιλαίας · GalileeGoing on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,
- Mark 14:28Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeBut after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
- Mark 15:41Γαλιλαίᾳ · GalileeThese women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
- Mark 16:7Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeBut go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
- Luke 1:26Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
- Luke 2:4Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Luke 2:39Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeWhen Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
- Luke 3:1Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Luke 4:14Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeJesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Luke 4:31Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeThen He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
- Luke 5:17Γαλιλαίας · of GalileeOne day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
- Luke 8:26Γαλιλαίας · GalileeThen they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
- Luke 17:11Γαλιλαίας · GalileeWhile Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
- Luke 23:5Γαλιλαίας · GalileeBut they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
- Luke 23:49Γαλιλαίας · GalileeBut all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
- Luke 23:55Γαλιλαίας · GalileeThe women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
- Luke 24:6Γαλιλαίᾳ · GalileeHe is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
- John 1:43Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeThe next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- John 2:1Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeOn the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
- John 2:11Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeJesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 4:3Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeHe left Judea and returned to Galilee.
- John 4:43Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeAfter two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
- John 4:45ΓαλιλαίανYet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
- John 4:46Γαλιλαίας · in GalileeSo once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
- John 4:47Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeWhen he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
- John 4:54Γαλιλαίαν · GalileeThis was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.