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Chinnereth

Chinnereth, also known as the Sea of Galilee or the Sea of Tiberias, is a freshwater lake in northern Israel where Jesus conducted much of his ministry.
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Summary

A location first mentioned at Numbers 34:11; referred to as (Sea of )Chinneroth (כִּנֶּ֫רֶת) or (Sea of )Tiberias or Tiberias (Τιβεριάς).

Location

Identified as
Tel Kinrot
Certainty
Likely (76% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
32.869° N, 35.538° E
Chinnereth
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Sea of Galilee Chinnereth, Chinneroth Sea of Tiberias Sea of Tiberias

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Numbers 34:11כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinnereth; כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinneroth
    …then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
  2. Deuteronomy 3:17כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinnereth; כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinneroth
    The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
  3. Joshua 12:3כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinnereth; כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinneroth
    …as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
  4. Joshua 13:27כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinnereth; כִּנֶּ֫רֶת · Chinneroth
    …and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
  5. Matthew 4:18Γαλιλαία · Sea of Galilee
    As 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.
  6. Matthew 15:29Γαλιλαία · Sea of Galilee
    Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
  7. Mark 1:16Γαλιλαία · Sea of Galilee
    As 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.
  8. Mark 7:31Γαλιλαία · Sea of Galilee
    Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  9. John 6:1Γαλιλαία · Sea of Galilee; Τιβεριάς · Sea of Tiberias
    After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
  10. John 21:1Τιβεριάς · Sea of Tiberias
    Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way: