- Chinnereth, Sea of
- geographical name — see galilee (Sea of)
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Chinnereth, Sea of
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CHINNERETH, CHINNEROTH — (Heb. כִּנֶּרֶת, כִּנְרוֹת), one of the fortified cities of the tribe of naphtali on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Josh. 19:35). It first appears in the list of cities conquered by Thutmose III (c. 1469 B.C.E) together with Laish, Hazor, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chinnereth — Lyre, the singular form of the word (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 19:35), which is also used in the plural form, Chinneroth, the name of a fenced city which stood near the shore of the lake of Galilee, a little to the south of Tiberias. The town seems to … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sea of Chinnereth — geographical name see Galilee, Sea of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Galilee, Sea of — (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names. 1) In the Old Testament it is called the sea of Chinnereth (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is supposed from its harp like shape. (2). The lake of Gennesareth once… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Galilee, Sea of — or modern Lake Tiberias or biblical Lake of Gennesaret or Sea of Tiberias or Sea of Chinnereth or Hebrew Yam Kinneret geographical name lake 13 miles (21 kilometers) long & 7 miles (11 kilometers) wide N Israel on Syrian border traversed by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tiberias, Sea of — Called also the Sea of Galilee (q.v.) and of Gennesaret. In the Old Testament it is called the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth. John (21:1) is the only evangelist who so designates this lake. His doing so incidentally confirms the opinion that … Easton's Bible Dictionary
KINNERET — (Heb. כִּנֶּרֶת), moshavah in northern Israel, near the S.W. corner of Lake Kinneret, founded on Jewish Colonization Association (ICA) land in 1909 by settlers from Eastern Europe. The village developed at a slow pace, as the settlers frequently… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GAD — (Heb. גָּד), one of the 12 tribes of Israel, tracing its descent to Gad, a son of Jacob, borne to him by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen. 30:10–11). The tribe was comprised of seven large families, the Zephonites, Haggites, Shunites, Oznites … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Land of Israel — For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation) The Land of Israel (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Eretz Yisrael,) is the region which, according to the Hebrew Bible, was promised by God to the descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac [See 6th and 7th … Wikipedia
