Sea of Galilee

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Sea of Galilee

Also known as

  1. C hinnereth Num-34
  2. G ennesar or Gennesaritis (Hellenized form used by Josephus)
  3. S ea of Tiberias (used by John)

Geography

  1. 7 00 ft below sea level (3.3 ft higher than it was during Jesus’s time)
  2. L owest fresh water lake on earth
  3. 1 40-200 ft at it’s deepest points
  4. 1 6 inches of rain each year
  5. 1 3 Mi North to south/ 7.5 miles east to west
  6. 3 2 miles around the lake
  7. J ordan rift - step hills on all sides
  8. G olan Heights oneast
  9. J ordan river flows through it
  10. M ain source of water
  11. A verage 57F in Jan - 88f in August
  12. S udden, violent stormes are common
  13. W inds flow east-west
  14. W aves can get up to 10 ft high
  15. M an made harbors at:
  16. C apernaum
  17. G ennesar
  18. M agdala
  19. T abgha

S ource: Sea of Galilee - Aerial View - Israel and You