ChristianAnswers.Net WebBible Encyclopedia  Sea of Galilee
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29)  The Sea of Galilee is mentioned in the
Bible under three other names.    1. In the Old Testament, it is
called the “sea of Chinnereth” (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27),
as is supposed from its harp-like shape.    2. The “lake of
Gennesareth” (Gennesaret) once by Luke (5:1), from the flat
district lying on its west coast.    3. John (6:1; 21:1) calls
it the “sea of Tiberias” (q.v.). The modern Arabs retain this
name, Bahr Tabariyeh.      This lake is 12 1/2 miles long, and
from 4 to 7 1/2 broad. Its surface is 682 feet below the level
of the Mediterranean. Its depth is from 80 to 200 feet. The
Jordan enters it 10 1/2 miles below the southern extremity of
the Huleh Lake, or about 26 1/2 miles from its source. In this
distance of 26 1/2 miles there is a fall in the river of 1,682
feet, or of more than 60 feet to the mile. It is 27 miles east
of the Mediterranean, and about 60 miles northeast of Jerusalem.
It is of an oval shape, and