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Sea of Galilee Boat ('Jesus Boat')

Sea of Galilee Boat (' Jesus Boat ') (Interactive 3D Vessel Hull • Matthew 8:23–27 ): Ancient 27-foot cedar and oak fishing vessel uncovered from the mud of the Sea of Galilee , providing unprecedented insight into the Galilean fishing boats used by Jesus and the disciples. 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 .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Yeshua the Messiah (Generation 75 • Messianic Line • Child of Mary ): Yeshua the Messiah is a biblical figure in Generation 75 of the Messianic Line , child of Mary . ( Matthew 1:16 ) (mentioned in Matthew 1 , 1 Corinthians 1 , 1 Corinthians 2 )

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 .) Galilee (region. Referenced in Josh 12:23 , Josh 20:7 , Josh 21:32 , 1 Kgs 9:11 , 2 Kgs 15:29 .) Sea of Chinneroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) Sea of Tiberias (water. Referenced in John 6:1 , John 21:1 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Sea of Galilee Boat (' Jesus Boat ') — Ancient 27-foot cedar and oak fishing vessel uncovered from the mud of the Sea of Galilee, providing unprecedented insight into the Galilean fishing boats used by Jesus and the disciples.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include John 6:22 : "The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that J..."; Acts 27:30 : "And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,"; Acts 27:32 : "Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.". Related canonical books and chapters: John 6 ( John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)), Matthew 4 ( Matthew • Chapter 4 (25 verses)), Mark (New Testament • 16 Chapters).

Topics, People & Places (36)

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Sea of Galilee Boat ('Jesus Boat')

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Interactive 3D Vessel Hull • Matthew 8:23–27

Ancient 27-foot cedar and oak fishing vessel uncovered from the mud of the Sea of Galilee , providing unprecedented insight into the Galilean fishing boats used by Jesus and the disciples.

Ancient Galilee Fishing Boat ('Jesus Boat')

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27-foot cedar and oak fishing vessel recovered from the mud of the Sea of Galilee near Migdal/Ginosar.

Curators & Archaeologists of Yigal Allon Museum, Ginosar • Yigal Allon Museum, Ginosar / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

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 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 .

Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah

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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.

Sea of Galilee Ancient Boat ('Jesus Boat')

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1st-century BC / 1st-century AD 8.2-meter timber fishing vessel excavated from the mud of the Sea of Galilee

An 8.27-meter long, 2.3-meter wide wooden fishing boat preserved in anaerobic mud during a severe drought, constructed primarily of cedar and oak using mortise-and-tenon joints, capable of carrying 13–15 passengers.

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Sea of Galilee — Educational Aerial & Water Survey

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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 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

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 .

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 ).

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 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 ).

Yeshua the Messiah

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Generation 75 • Messianic Line • Child of Mary

Yeshua the Messiah is a biblical figure in Generation 75 of the Messianic Line , child of Mary . ( Matthew 1:16 )

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 .

Mark

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New Testament • 16 Chapters

Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."

Mark 1

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Mark • Chapter 1 (45 verses)

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum .

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 ).

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 ).

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 .

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 .

Magdala Synagogue Mosaic Pavement

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Geometric rosette mosaic floor from the first-century synagogue uncovered along the Sea of Galilee shoreline.

Curators & Archaeologists of Magdala Center • Magdala Center / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Capernaum White Limestone Synagogue Ruins

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Monumental limestone synagogue built directly atop the black basalt foundation of Jesus ' first-century Capernaum synagogue.

Curators & Archaeologists of Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land • Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Herod Antipas Tiberias Bronze Coinage

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1st-century AD bronze coinage minted at Tiberias bearing the title 'Herod the Tetrarch'

Bronze coins minted by Herod Antipas celebrating his new capital city Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee , bearing an upright reed or palm branch on the obverse and a laurel wreath enclosing ' Tiberias ' on the reverse.

Magdala Synagogue Stone

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1st-century AD carved limestone reading block from Galilee featuring the earliest known Menorah carved during the Temple period

A richly carved limestone block found at the center of an excavated 1st-century Galilean synagogue, serving as a reading desk or Torah stand, decorated with relief carvings of the Second Temple Menorah , Showbread table, oil jars, and chariot wheels.

John 4

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John • Chapter 4 (54 verses)

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John , (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee . Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Galilee , Samaria , Sychar , Jerusalem , Cana .

John 2

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John • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Cana , Galilee , Capernaum , Jerusalem .

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 .

Ἰησοῦς

Iesous (Iēsoûs) [ee-ay-sooce']

G2424 Greek proper noun masculine 917x

JESUS, Joshua, Jesus

Primary meaning: JESUS, Joshua, Jesus, Jesus. Strong's: Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites. Lexical nuances: JESUS : Mt 1:21 , al.; ὁ Ἰ , Mt 3:13 , al.; Ἰ. Χριστός , Mt 1:1 , Mk 1:1 , al.; Χρ. Ἰ. , Ro 2:26 , al.; κύριος Ἰ. , Ac 28:31 , al.; Ἰησοῦ , voc., Mk 1:24 , al. Joshua : Ac 7:45 , He 4:8 . Jesus , son of Eliezer: Lk 3:29 . Jesus , surnamed Justus: Col 4:11 . v.s. βαραββᾶς .

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03091);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H3091

Themes:

christology soteriology

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.21 MAT.3.13 MAT.1.1 MRK.1.1 ROM.2.26 ACT.28.31 MRK.1.24 ACT.7.45

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

Magdala Synagogue Stone with Menorah

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Carved limestone block from the Magdala synagogue depicting the earliest known seven-branched Temple Menorah in Galilee .

Curators & Archaeologists of Israel Antiquities Authority • Israel Antiquities Authority / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Capernaum Insula and House of Peter

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Residential insula complex and 1st-century venerated domus-ecclesia beneath the octagonal Byzantine church at Capernaum .

Curators & Archaeologists of Franciscan Custody • Franciscan Custody / 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 .

John 7

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John • Chapter 7 (53 verses)

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , David , Galilee , Jerusalem , Bethlehem 1 .

Capernaum Synagogue & Peter's House Insula

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1st-century basalt synagogue foundation beneath the White Synagogue and 1st-century domus-ecclesia at Capernaum

Excavations beneath the famous 4th-century white limestone synagogue uncovered the black basalt foundation walls and cobblestone pavement of the 1st-century synagogue where Jesus taught, adjacent to a 1st-century domestic insula identified as Peter's house.

Matthew 17

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Matthew • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James , and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Simon , Galilee , Capernaum .

Scripture Passages (24)

John 6:22 (KJV)

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The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

Acts 27:30 (KJV)

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And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

Acts 27:32 (KJV)

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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

Acts 27:16 (KJV)

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And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

Mark 3:7 (KJV)

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

Matthew 15:29 (KJV)

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

John 6:23 (KJV)

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(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

2 Samuel 19:18 (KJV)

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And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan ;

John 7:52 (KJV)

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

Matthew 21:11 (KJV)

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

Matthew 4:15 (KJV)

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

Matthew 3:13 (KJV)

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

Matthew 4:12 (KJV)

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

Matthew 27:55 (KJV)

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And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee , ministering unto him:

Matthew 28:16 (KJV)

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Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee , into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

John 1:43 (KJV)

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The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee , and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

John 4:54 (KJV)

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This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee .

John 2:1 (KJV)

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And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there:

Mark 1:14 (KJV)

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Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee , preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

John 2:11 (KJV)

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This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee , and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

John 7:1 (KJV)

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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

John 12:21 (KJV)

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The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee , and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus .

Matthew 26:69 (KJV)

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Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee .

Matthew 17:22 (KJV)

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And while they abode in Galilee , Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

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