Numbers 34:11

34:11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. ¹ 

Deuteronomy 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ²  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ³  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ⁴  beneath the watershed ⁵  of Pisgah ⁶  to the east.

Luke 5:1

The Call of the Disciples

5:1 Now ⁷  Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, ⁸  and the crowd was pressing around him ⁹  to hear the word of God.

¹ tn Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.”

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

³ tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

⁴ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).

⁵ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

⁶ sn Pisgah. This appears to refer to a small range of mountains, the most prominent peak of which is Mount Nebo (Num 21:20; 23:14; Deut 3:27; cf. 34:1).

⁷ tn Grk “Now it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁸ sn The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Cf. the parallel in Matt 4:18.

⁹ sn The image of the crowd pressing around him suggests the people leaning forward to catch Jesus’ every word.