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Gennesaret

1

A garden of riches.

2

A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Josh 19:35), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2). In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret (Luke 5:1). This city stood on the western shore of the lake to which it gave its name. No trace of it remains. The plain of Gennesaret has been called, from its fertility and beauty, “the Paradise of Galilee.” It is now called el-Ghuweir.

3

The Lake of Gennesaret, the Grecized form of CHINNERETH (q.v.).

See also

Place Gennesaret (Matt 14,34)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).