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	Sea of Galilee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) in circumference, about 21 km (13 miles) long, and 13 km (8 miles) wide; it has a total area of 166 sq km, and a maximum depth of approximately 48 meters.
		In 1187, Saladin defeated the armies of the Crusades at the Battle of Hattin, largely because he was able to cut the Crusaders off from the valuable fresh water of the Sea of Galilee.
		The border was re-drawn so that both sides of the Jordan river and the whole of the Sea of Galilee, including a 10-meter wide strip along the northeastern shore, were made a part of Palestine[2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_of_Galilee (1166 words)

	Galilee tour home page
		Galilee is derived from the Hebrew galil, meaning "circle" of "circuit." Isaiah (9:1) called the region "Galilee ha-gohim" or "Galilee of the gentiles" (NIV) or "Galilee of the nations" (KJV), reflecting the fact that from the 8th century to the 2nd century BC, it was controlled successively by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians and Seleucids.
		Galilee is sharply divided into two sections, Upper and Lower Galilee, by a tremendous fault cutting across the country between the Mediterranean port city of Akko/Ptolomais to Capernaum on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
		the Sea of Galilee from the Mount of the
	www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/galilee/galilee.htm (1643 words)

	Sea of Galilee, Israel - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		During a former geological epoch the lake was part of a great inland sea extending from the Hula marshes in northern Israel to a point some 64 km (40 mi) south of the Dead Sea.
		The water of Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is cool and clear; it contains many varieties of fish, notably sardines and tilapia, which are caught on a commercial scale.
		In the Bible the lake is referred to as the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth, Gennesar, Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Galilee, and Sea of Tiberias, a name that has survived in the modern Arabic Bahrat Tabariye.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /sea_of_galilee.htm (328 words)

	Sea of Galilee (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		"The Sea of Galilee is indeed the cradle of the gospel.
		MEANING OF SEA -- In general use, the word "sea" is used to refer to large bodies of salt water, such as the oceans and partially landlocked waters such as the Mediterranean Sea or landlocked bodies such as the Caspian Sea.
		However, "sea" is also occasionally used to refer to large fresh water bodies, such as the Sea of Galilee.
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/galileeseaof.html (632 words)

	Sea of Galilee (BiblePlaces.com)
		The Sea of Galilee is fed by the Jordan River, rainfall and springs on the northern side.
		The Sea of Galilee (mustardseed.net) Limited information on the history of the region, the ancient boat found along the shores, and the surrounding region.
		Sea Of Galilee Yields Clues For Weather Forecasting (ScienceDaily Magazine) A fascinating study done by Texas AandM University toward the end of accurately predicting currents and temperatures in a body of water.
	www.bibleplaces.com /seagalilee.htm (1042 words)

	The Sea of Galilee, Holy Land
		The Sea of Galilee is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful places and favourite areas of tourism in the Holy Land, and it has changed remarkably little since the days of Jesus (pbuh).
		The Sea of Galilee (Yam Kinneret in Hebrew) is referred in the Bible as the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth, Gennesar, Lake of Gennesaret, and Sea of Tiberias, a name that has survived in the modern Arabic "Bohayrat Tabareyya".
		Galilee which means "circle" is both the name of the freshwater lake and the region where it is located.
	www.atlastours.net /holyland/sea_of_galilee.html (444 words)

	Sea of Galilee
		The rabbis of ancient times said, "The Lord has created seven seas, but the Sea of Galilee is his delight." Anyone who has seen the beauty of the blue water against the green and brown background of the mountains around the Sea of Galilee would understand that statement.
		Much of the sea's beauty comes from its being nestled among the hills, which are green in the spring, brown during the dry season, and always in contrast with the deep blue of the sea.
		Galilee was not a backwoods region; it was on the crossroads of the world.
	community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=2754 (3052 words)

	Galilee
		Galilee is a Sea and and in early times a district.
		The Lake of Genesareth or Gennesaret, the sea of Kinnereth, the Sea of Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee are all the same.
		Palestine and especially Galilee was filled with the sick and suffering and with those pathological types, dumb, epileptics, and the semi-insane were numerous.
	latter-rain.com /background/galilee.htm (648 words)

	Tiberias
		The Sea is the major source of fresh water for the entire country.
		The New Testament contains several references to the lake, which is known alternatively as the Sea of Galilee, Sea of Tiberias and the Sea of Gennesaret.
		The reference to the Sea of Tiberias is attributable to the newer riparian city.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Tiberias.html (1193 words)

	Sea of Galilee Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com
		The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) in circumference, about 21 km (13 miles) long, and 13 km (8 miles) wide.
		At 211 meters below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest point in the world after the Dead Sea.
		The Sea of Galilee is entirely within Israeli territory, although Syria claims its northeastern shore as part of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria during the Six Day War.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/s/se/sea_of_galilee.html (563 words)

	The Sea of Galilee: Description: Bible Picture Tour
		Sea of Galilee, Bible Picture Tour of Israel, Virtual Tour of the Holy Land: Sea of Galilee.
		The Sea of Galilee is a large fresh-water lake located in the northern portion of Israel.
		Just to the west of the Sea of Galilee are some steep cliffs called Mount Arbel.
	www.mustardseed.net /html/pseagald.html (249 words)

	Galilee, Sea of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The lake, occupying a downwarped basin, is fed and drained by the Jordan River.
		Israel’s National Water Carrier Project uses the Sea of Galilee as a reservoir for water pumped south, via the National Water Conduit, to the Negev desert for irrigation and to the coastal plain to recharge the overdrawn watertable.
		In the Old Testament the Sea of Galilee was called the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ga/GalileeS.html (252 words)

	sea of galilee
		Throughout history it has been known variously as the "Sea of Chinneroth" and "Chinnereth" (Old Testament), "Water of Gennesar" (in accounts of the Hasmonean revolt), the "Lake of Gennesaret," and the "Sea of Tiberias" (New Testament), and the "Lake of Gennesareth" (in Josephus' commentary on the First Jewish Revolt against Rome).
		Most of the roads of the Galilee passed to the lake or near it; others fanned out from the lake, westward to Akko (Ptolemais), southwestward to Caesarea and along the coast, and southward to Judea.
		Life around the Sea of Galilee was concentrated mostly on the northern and western shores.
	www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/galilee/seagalilee.htm (1236 words)

	Sea of Galilee
		Lake in Israel with a surface area of 166 km, a length of 23 km and a maximum width of 13 km.
		For Christianity, the Sea of Galilee is of great importance, as it was the centre of much of the activity of Jesus and his disciples.
		In the Gospels it is often referred to as the Lake of Gennesaret.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/galile_s.htm (152 words)

	Sea Of Galilee Biology - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kinneret (= Sea of Galilee) is to the north, the Dead Sea to the south...
		Biochemical and cytological differentiation among cichlid fishes of the Sea of Galilee.
		Sea, Red Sea, Ross Sea, Salton Sea, Savu Sea, Scotia Sea, Sea of Azov, Sea of Cortez, Sea of Crete, Sea of Galilee, Sea of Hebrides, Sea...
	biology.fmqg.com /index.php?k=sea-of-galilee-biology (1166 words)

	Sea of Galilee & Storms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sea is located on the Jordan plain in Israel, approximately 48 km east of the Mediterranean, and is surrounded by mountains, cliffs and higher plains.
		The storms on the Sea are caused by the difference in temperature between the surface of the Sea and the high surrounding mountains.
		The Sea represented a literal economic life-spring to the community and represented a figurative “life-spring” in the faith development of all Jesus’ disciples through Jesus’ parables and miracles relating to the Sea.
	instructor.pbi.ab.ca /StevenIbbotson/NTHist/sailing.htm (647 words)

	What's special about the Sea of Galilee? Why does it have sudden storms? - KidExplorers.com / ChristianAnswers.Net
		In contrast, directly around the sea, the climate is semi-tropical with warm, moist air.
		The Sea of Galilee is small, and these winds may descend directly to the center of the lake with violent results.
		The Sea of Galilee is relatively shallow, just 200 feet at its greatest depth.
	www.christiananswers.net /q-eden/ednk-seaofgalilee.html (561 words)

	Galilee
		It was a Greek city, a member of the Decapolis, and served as the capital of the Roman province of Perea.
		It was the nearest large city to the site by the E shore of the Sea of Galilee where Christ cast out the demon called Legion.
		[KOR-uh-zin] A town on the Sea of Galilee, condemned by Christ for its failure to repent.
	www.olivebranch.com /isreal/galilee.htm (825 words)

	SEA OF GALILEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sea of Galilee lies in the Jordan Valley rift, some 210m (690 ft) below the sea level, and its part of the great Syro-African fault line.
		Beit Yerach on the south-western shore of the lake and Galilee on the north-western shore were major cities in the 3
		The Sea of Galilee has a special significance for Christians, as it was in the surrounding area that Jesus was most active and performed many miracles.
	www.patg.org /Sites/sea_of_galilee.htm (192 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Plans for Holy Land theme park on Galilee shore where Jesus fed the 5,000
		The Israeli government is planning to give up a large slice of land to American Christian evangelicals to build a biblical theme park by the Sea of Galilee where Jesus is said to have walked on water and fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish.
		The Sea of Galilee is more reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands than the Middle East, particularly in winter and spring when the hills are green.
		A major part of the shore of the Sea of Galilee was Syrian until it was conquered by Israel in 1967.
	www.guardian.co.uk /israel/Story/0,2763,1677557,00.html (811 words)

	Sea of Galilee
		The Sea of Galilee isn’t really a sea, but actually Israel’s largest freshwater lake (13 by 8 miles), located in the northern part of the country.
		In the Bible, the Sea of Galilee was also known as the Sea of Gennesaret.
		Many of Christ’s miracles were performed on or around the Sea of Galilee, including his walking on water (Matthew 14:22-32, Mark 6:45-51) and calming the sea (Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41).
	www.allaboutarchaeology.org /sea-of-galilee-faq.htm (193 words)

	Kinneret
		The Sea of Galilee, or Kinneret in Hebrew, stretches between the slightly rounded hills of Galilee and the Golan heights, and is the most sacred of the seas in the Holy Land.
		Lake Kinneret, the Sea of Genossar, or the Sea of Galilee for the Jews, the Lake of Genesaret for Christians and the barh Tubarya for the Arabs, sits on one of the depressions that are strung out along the Syro-African rift, and covers an area of area of 165 square kilometers.
		The boat was already several furlongs from the shore, battling with a head wind and a rough sea.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/moriya/tiberia/lakekinneret.html (1195 words)

	Storm on the Sea of Galilee
		Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee, Rembrandt, 1633.
		Christ at the Sea of Galilee, Alessandro Magnasco, c 1740.
		Christ with St Peter and the Disciples on the Sea of Galilee, Lucas Gassell.
	www.textweek.com /art/storm_on_galilee.htm (208 words)

	Daily Bible Study - The Sea Of Galilee
		It's the large body of water in Galilee, in the northern part of the land of Israel, directly east of Mount Carmel.
		From the fishermen (see The Fisher) of the Sea of Galilee came at least four of The Twelve Apostles - Peter, Andrew, James and John.
		Mary of Magdala, the first human to see and speak with the Savior after His resurrection, was from the town of Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/seagal.htm (1017 words)

	Sea of Galilee -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The sea's maximum depth, which occurs in the northeast, is 157 feet (48 m).
		The Golan is a hilly region that lies east of the upper Jordan River valley and the Sea of Galilee.
		Provides details of sea creatures, facts about oceans such as their geographical locations, size, ports, and the area that they cover across the continents.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9035871 (1004 words)

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		Thirteen miles long and eight miles across, the Sea of Galilee is fed by the Jordan River.
		Also known as the Sea of Tiberias and Lake of Gennesaret, the Sea of Galilee was surrounded by many important settlements in Jesus' time, such as Tiberias, Capernaum, Bethsaida and Chorazin.
		The Sea of Galilee also supported a thriving fishing industry.
	www.abu.nb.ca /courses/NTIntro/images/seagalil.htm (58 words)

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