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Gennesaret

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(garden of the prince). (1) Land of, the small crescent country N. W. of Sea of Galilee (Matt. 14:34³⁴And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. (Matthew 14:34); Mark 6:53⁵³And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. (Mark 6:53)). (2) Lake of, “Sea of Chinnereth,” in O. T. (Num. 34:11¹¹And 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); Josh. 12:3³And 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 Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah: (Joshua 12:3)); and “Sea of Galilee,” in N. T.; enlargement of Jordan river; 13 miles long, 6 wide, 700 below bed of ocean. “Lake of Gennesaret” (Luke 5:1¹And 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 Tiberias” (John 6:1¹After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. (John 6:1)); “the sea” (Matt. 4:15¹⁵The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; (Matthew 4:15)).

“Gennesaret, Lake of” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See GALILEE, SEA OF.

“Gennesaret, Land of” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

This is a plain bordering the lake of the same name on the N.W. It is about a mile and a quarter wide and three miles long, reaching nearly to Tell Hum. It has some springs, besides three streams that cross it, and being thus well watered, is a place of great fertility. Josephus gives a glowing description of it (Wars 3. 10, 8). Being close to Capernaum it was doubtless often traversed by the Lord, and was where many of His miracles were wrought (Matt. 14:34³⁴And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. (Matthew 14:34); Mark 6:53⁵³And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. (Mark 6:53)). The district is now called el Ghuweir.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

1082 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Γεννησαρέτ

Transliteration:

Gennesaret

Phonic:

ghen-nay-sar-et’

Meaning:

of Hebrew origin (compare 3672); Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Gennesaret

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Greek for Chinnereth

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Ten gardens; garden of the prince:―a lake and a plain in Palestine [CHINNERETH], -Matt: 14:34. {Horti decem; hortus principis}