Sea of Galilee

  

   The Sea of Galilee is located in the east side of  Galilee, north of Israel. It is a large sweet water lake (168 square KM, 104 square miles), has 55KM (34 Miles) of shore line, 21KM (13 miles) long, by  12KM (7.5 miles) wide at its widest section at the Arbel cliffs, and is shaped like a pear or a violin. The lake is shallow, the maximum depth being 44M (144ft).

   The entire lake is located within a great depression, about 210M (688ft) below sea level. It is the lowest sweet water lake in the world. The hills around the lake are even higher: 400-500M (1310-1640 ft) - above the lake's level. This depression is part of the Syrian-African fault line, which includes the Dead Sea.

 

  This photo shows the north of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Bethsaida.
 

   For more info on the Sea of Galilee - click here.


 

 

 Mk 6:32: "And they departed into a desert place by ship privately".

 

 

 Lk 9:10: "And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.".

 

 

 

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   Jesus sails with the 12 apostles to a quiet place near Bethsaida  

                                                  

             

                                                                                               

 

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