And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Key themes
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Glossary
- Gennesaret Place
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A garden of riches. (1. ) 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 ). Modern identification: El Ghuweir.