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גָּלִיל

ga.lilGalilee
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place6 occurrences5 books6 verses
This is the name of the place Galilee: Region in northern Israel; key location in Jesus' ministry.

Definition

or (prolonged) גָּלִילָה; the same as H1550; a circle (with the article); Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine
Traditional renderings: Galilee.

Glossary entries

Galilee Gilgal

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6 total
  1. Joshua 20:7בַּגָּלִיל֙ · in Galilee
    So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
  2. Joshua 21:32בַּגָּלִ֤יל · in Galilee
    And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
  3. 1 Kings 9:11הַגָּלִֽיל׃ · of Galilee
    King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.
  4. 2 Kings 15:29הַגָּלִ֔ילָה · and Galilee
    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:76בַּגָּלִיל֙ · in Galilee
    And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
  6. Isaiah 9:1גְּלִ֖יל · Galilee
    Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: