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Sea of Galilee

approximate location

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • He Thalassa tes Galilaias Greek

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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 Shepham Shepham Salt Sea Salt Sea Riblah Riblah Pisgah Pisgah Jordan Jordan Heshbon Heshbon Decapolis DECAPOLIS Beth-nimrah Beth-nimrah Beth-jeshimoth Beth-jeshimoth Beth-haram Beth-haram Arabah ARABAH Ain Ain Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee 100 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city mountain known location approximate debated 13 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH AIN 1 · ARABAH · BETH-HARAM · BETH-JESHIMOTH AND 8 MORE, named in the same passages

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Panorama of the Sea of Galilee.

Panorama of the Sea of Galilee.

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10 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 32.8189, 35.5900

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