Matthew 14:34

14:34 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Matthew 9:1

Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic

9:1 After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.


sn Gennesaret was a fertile plain south of Capernaum (see also Mark 6:53). The Sea of Galilee was also sometimes known as the Sea of Gennesaret (Luke 5:1).

sn His own town refers to Capernaum. It was a town of approximately 1000-1500, though of some significance.