Sea of Galilee 

 

  Many of the events in the life of Jesus were performed on the north and west sides of the lake.

 

 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.


   For a detailed sites map and aerial view - see map of the Sea of Galilee

 

 

Mk 6:45: "And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people".

 

Mt 14:22: "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away".

 

John 6 16-17: "And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum".

 

 

 

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   The Disciples sail back  

             

                                                                                               

 

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