Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sea of Galilee?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sea of Galilee.

First appears in Numbers 34:11 · 5 books · 10 chapters

Overview

A city, the modern Tubarich, on the western shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It is said to have been founded by Herod Antipas. Modern identification: Sea of Galilee.

Sea of Galilee is represented in the local geography layer as Sea of Galilee. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 34:11 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 10 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 102 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sea of Galilee today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Sea of Galilee names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Sea of Galilee is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Sea of Galilee

32.819°N · 35.590°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

3 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Joshua

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Mark

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

John

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention