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The Galilee of Jesus

The places of the Gospels, from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee

The places the Gospels name in and around Galilee: Nazareth, Capernaum and the towns of the lake, the Decapolis across it, Tyre and Sidon to the north, and Samaria on the way to Jerusalem.

Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Zarephath Zarephath Tiberias Tiberias Sychar Sychar Salim Salim Phoenicia PHOENICIA Nain Nain Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim Ituraea ITURAEA Gadara Gadara Dalmanutha Dalmanutha Aenon Aenon Chorazin Chorazin Caesarea Philippi Caesarea Philippi Gerasa Gerasa Gennesaret GENNESARET Decapolis DECAPOLIS Samaria SAMARIA Cana Cana Bethsaida Bethsaida Sidon Sidon Galilee GALILEE Tyre Tyre Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Capernaum Capernaum Nazareth Nazareth 20 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city mountain known location approximate debated 25 places · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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Map: Scriptoria, CC BY 4.0. Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. Coast and rivers: Natural Earth, public domain. Relief: ETOPO 2022 (NOAA NCEI), public domain. The credits are in each sheet's footer.

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