Discovery Box| (0.99949707482993) | (Luk 8:26) |
3 sn That is, across the Sea of Galilee from Galilee. |
| (0.8482487755102) | (Mat 4:13) |
3 sn By the sea refers to the Sea of Galilee. |
| (0.80691721088435) | (Num 34:11) |
1 tn Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.” |
| (0.68591863945578) | (Joh 21:1) |
2 sn The Sea of Tiberias is another name for the Sea of Galilee (see Sea+of+Galilee&tab=notes" ver="">6:1). |
| (0.62463207482993) | (Mat 15:39) |
1 sn Magadan was a place along the Sea of Galilee, the exact location of which is uncertain. |
| (0.55112778911565) | (Deu 1:4) |
6 sn Ashtaroth is probably Tell àAshtarah, about 22 mi (35 km) due east of the Sea of Galilee. |
| (0.55112775510204) | (Luk 5:1) |
2 sn The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Cf. the parallel in Matt 4:18. |
| (0.52358840136054) | (Jos 12:3) |
2 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in Sea+of+Galilee&tab=notes" ver="">11:2. |
| (0.52358840136054) | (Jos 13:27) |
2 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in Sea+of+Galilee&tab=notes" ver="">11:2. |
| (0.49169367346939) | (Mat 2:23) |
1 sn Nazareth was a very small village in the region of Galilee (Galilee lay north of Samaria and Judea). The town was located about 15 mi (25 km) west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. According to Luke 1:26, Mary was living in Nazareth when the birth of Jesus was announced to her. |
| (0.49169367346939) | (Luk 1:26) |
4 sn Nazareth was a town in the region of Galilee, located north of Samaria and Judea. Galilee extended from about 45 to 85 miles north of Jerusalem and was about 30 miles in width. Nazareth was a very small village and was located about 15 miles west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. |
| (0.47762350340136) | (Num 34:11) |
1 sn The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp. |
| (0.47762350340136) | (Mar 8:10) |
1 sn The exact location of Dalmanutha is uncertain, but it is somewhere close to the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. |
| (0.47667319727891) | (Luk 23:5) |
3 tn Grk “beginning from Galilee until here.” |
| (0.47667319727891) | (Joh 2:1) |
3 tn Grk “in Galilee, and Jesus’ mother.” |
| (0.47667319727891) | (Joh 7:1) |
2 tn Grk “Jesus was traveling around in Galilee.” |
| (0.47591418367347) | (Mar 4:37) |
2 sn The Sea of Galilee is located in a depression some 700 ft (200 m) below sea level and is surrounded by hills. Frequently a rush of wind and the right mix of temperatures can cause a storm to come suddenly on the lake. Storms on the Sea of Galilee were known for their suddenness and violence. |
| (0.47591418367347) | (Luk 8:23) |
2 sn A violent windstorm came down on the lake. The Sea of Galilee is located in a depression some 700 ft (200 m) below sea level and is surrounded by hills. Frequently a rush of wind and the right mix of temperatures can cause a storm to come suddenly on the lake. Storms on the Sea of Galilee were known for their suddenness and violence. |
| (0.44512136054422) | (Mat 8:28) |
1 sn The region of the Gadarenes would be in Gentile territory on the southeastern side of the Sea of Galilee across from Galilee. Luke 8:26 and Mark 5:1 record this miracle as occurring “in the region of the Gerasenes.” “Irrespective of how one settles this issue, for the [second and] Third Evangelist the chief concern is that Jesus has crossed over into Gentile territory, ‘opposite Galilee’” (J. B. Green, Luke [NICNT], 337). The region of Gadara extended to the Sea of Galilee and included the town of Sennabris on the southern shore – the town that the herdsmen most likely entered after the drowning of the pigs. |
| (0.44512136054422) | (Mar 5:1) |
2 sn The region of the Gerasenes would be in Gentile territory on the (south)eastern side of the Sea of Galilee across from Galilee. Matthew 8:28 records this miracle as occurring “in the region of the Gadarenes.” “Irrespective of how one settles this issue, for the [second and] Third Evangelist the chief concern is that Jesus has crossed over into Gentile territory, ‘opposite Galilee’” (J. B. Green, Luke [NICNT], 337). The region of Gadara extended to the Sea of Galilee and included the town of Sennabris on the southern shore – the town that the herdsmen most likely entered after the drowning of the pigs. |
