A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Josh. 19:35), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2). In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret (Luke 5:1). This city stood on the western shore of the lake to which it gave its name. No trace of it remains. The plain of Gennesaret has been called, from its fertility and beauty, “the Paradise of Galilee.” It is now called el-Ghuweir.
City
Gennesaret
- Name means
- garden of the prince
- Location
- 32.859°N, 35.510°E
- Mentioned
- 3 verses
About Gennesaret
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
What happened here
- AD 29Healing in GennesaretMatthew 14:34–36
Nearby
Every mention
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.