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Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee (Biblical Place • 32.807°N, 35.589°E): water. Referenced in Matt 4:18 , Matt 15:29 , Mark 1:16 , Mark 7:31 , John 6:1 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah —The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua (Jesus) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Sea of Galilee (water. Referenced in Matt 4:18 , Matt 15:29 , Mark 1:16 , Mark 7:31 , John 6:1 .) Sea of Tiberias (water. Referenced in John 6:1 , John 21:1 .) Sea of Chinnereth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) Sea of Chinneroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Khirbet Qumran & Dead Sea Caves — 3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves. Masada Fortress & Dead Sea Plateau — 3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include John 6:1 : "After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias ."; John 7:52 : "They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet."; Mark 1:16 : "Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.". Related canonical books and chapters: John 6 ( John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)), Matthew 4 ( Matthew • Chapter 4 (25 verses)), Isaiah 9 ( Isaiah • Chapter 9 (21 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Sea of Galilee
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Biblical Place • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in Matt 4:18 , Matt 15:29 , Mark 1:16 , Mark 7:31 , John 6:1 .

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High-definition open-licensed video recording from the waters of the Sea of Galilee surveying the surrounding Galilean hills, Capernaum coast, and Mount of Beatitudes.

Israel Tourism Archive • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Sea of Tiberias
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in John 6:1 , John 21:1 .

Sea of Chinnereth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Sea of Chinneroth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Galilee
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Biblical Place • Nazareth • 32.707°N, 35.302°E

region. Referenced in Josh 12:23 , Josh 20:7 , Josh 21:32 , 1 Kgs 9:11 , 2 Kgs 15:29 .

Chinnereth 1
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 3:17 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) Landscape Panorama
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The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel , focal setting of Jesus 's ministry and calling of the disciples.

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Chinnereth 2
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:35 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Chinneroth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

region. Referenced in Josh 11:2 , 1 Kgs 15:20 .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua ( Jesus ) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

Map of the Ministry of Jesus in Galilee & Decapolis
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Capernaum , Bethsaida , Chorazin , Nazareth , Mount of Beatitudes, and boat journeys across the Sea of Galilee .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Sea of the Arabah
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Biblical Place • Salt Sea • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .

Sea of Egypt
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Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Isa 11:15 .

Codex Sinaiticus — Gospel of John 21:7 Folio
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Fourth-century uncial manuscript (GA 01) written in Koine Greek on parchment, depicting John 21:7 with Peter leaping into the Sea of Tiberias .

Scribes of Codex Sinaiticus • British Library / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
John 6
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John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias . And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , Moses , Joseph , Judas , Galilee , Tiberias , Capernaum .

Sea of the Philistines
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Biblical Place • Great Sea • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

water. Referenced in Ex 23:31 .

Adriatic Sea
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Biblical Place • 42.415°N, 16.373°E

water. Referenced in Acts 27:27 .

Sea of Jazer
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Biblical Place • Jazer • 31.944°N, 35.728°E

water. Referenced in Jer 48:32 .

Salt Sea
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Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .

Red Sea
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Biblical Place • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Ex 10:19 , Ex 13:18 , Ex 15:4 , Ex 15:22 , Ex 23:31 .

Great Sea
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Biblical Place • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

sea. Referenced in Num 34:6 , Num 34:7 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 , Josh 15:12 .

Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) Shoreline Mineral Formations
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Hyper-saline waters and salt terraces of the Dead Sea rift valley, biblical Salt Sea forming the eastern border of Judah .

David Shankbone • Flickr / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0
Matthew 4
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Matthew • Chapter 4 (25 verses)

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum , Jordan , Syria .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Complex • Isaiah 40:3

3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

Map of the Dead Sea Basin & Judean Desert Caves
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En Gedi, Qumran, Masada , and the caves of the Dead Sea where the Essene scrolls and refugees hid.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of the Exodus & Red Sea Crossing
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Traditional and scholarly proposed routes of the Israelite Exodus from Goshen across the Red Sea into the Sinai peninsula.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Isaiah 9
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Isaiah • Chapter 9 (21 verses)

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan , in Galilee of the nations. The people that w... Mentions: Zebulun , Naphtali , Midian , David , Jacob/Israel , Jordan , Galilee , Ephraim , Samaria .

The Essene Community, 1QS, 1QM, 4QMMT, and Messianic Matrix of the New Testament

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Khirbet Qumran (1947–1956) revolutionized understanding of the Hebrew Bible text, sectarian Jewish theology, messianism, and the historical matrix out of which Christianity emerged.

Interactive 3D Cliffside Stronghold • 1 Samuel 22:4–5 & 24:22

3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Interactive 3D Manuscript & Jar Reconstruction • Isaiah 40 & Psalms

Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ).

Dead Sea Scrolls — Community Rule (1QS) Column 1
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Foundational charter of the Essene covenant community at Qumran detailing the Sons of Light.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Luke 4
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Luke • Chapter 4 (44 verses)

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan , and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the So... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Jacob/Israel , Naaman , Simon , Jordan , Jerusalem , Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum .

Dead Sea Scrolls — Habakkuk Pesher (1QpHab) Column 12
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Eschatological commentary (pesher) interpreting Habakkuk 's prophecies in light of the Teacher of Righteousness.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
John 21
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John • Chapter 21 (25 verses)

After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee , and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon, Tiberias , Cana , Galilee .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Scripture Passages (24)

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias .

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee , he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And Jesus , walking by the sea of Galilee , saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan , Galilee of the Gentiles;

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee ; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon , he came unto the sea of Galilee , through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis .

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan , in Galilee of the nations.

He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee .

And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee .

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee .

When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee .

When Pilate heard of Galilee , he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee .

But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee .

And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee .

And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee , and cast out devils.

But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee .

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee .

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John , to be baptized of him.

Others said, This is the Christ . But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee ?

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee ;

And came down to Capernaum , a city of Galilee , and taught them on the sabbath days.

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