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1. Fortified town in the territory allotted to Naphtali’s tribe (Jos 19:35). It is also mentioned in an Egyptian list of towns conquered by Thutmose III in the 15th century BC. The site has been identified as Tell el-’Oreimeh on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. Archaeological evidence suggests that the site was inhabited from about 2000 to about 900 BC.

Show passage in OET: JOS 19:35

OET-RV JOS 19:35

35 The fortified cities were Tsidim, Tser, Hamat, Rakat, Kineret,

OET-LV JOS 19:35

35 And_the_cities _of fortification are_(the)_Ziddim Zer and_Ḩammat Rakkath and_Kinneret.

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2. A district in Naphtali’s territory that included #1 above. It was conquered by Ben-hadad, king of Syria, in the reign of Baasha, king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the early ninth century BC (1 Kgs 15:20).

Show passage in OET: KI1 15:20

OET-RV KI1 15:20

20 Ben -Hadad did what king Asa requested, and he sent the commanders of his best warriors to attack Israeli cities including Iyon, Dan, Avel -Beyt -Ma’akah, and all Kineret along with all Naftali (Naphtali) region.

OET-LV KI1 15:20

20 And_ Ben Hₐdad _he/it _listened to the_king ʼĀşāʼ and_he _sent DOM the _commanders _of the _armies which to_him/it on the _cities _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _attacked DOM ˊIyyōn and_DOM Dān and_DOM Abel Bēyt Maˊₐkāh and_DOM all _of Kinneret with all _of the _land _of Naftālī.

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3. Early name for the Sea of Galilee (Nm 34:11; Dt 3:17; Jos 11:2; 12:3; 13:27). It is hard to say whether the city (see #1 above) was named after the sea or vice versa. The name, however, means “lyres,” which could be an allusion to the Sea of Galilee’s shape, which roughly resembles that of a lyre. In NT times the pronunciation of the name was corrupted to Gennesaret (Lk 5:1). See Sea of Galilee.

Show passage in OET: NUM 34:11

OET-RV NUM 34:11

11 then go downhill to Rivlah east of Ayin, then along the hills to the east of Lake Kineret.

OET-LV NUM 34:11

11 And_ the_border _it _will _go _down from_Shəfām (the)_Riⱱlāh from_east of_ˊAyin and_ the_border _it _will _go _down and_it _will _reach to the _slope _of the _sea _of Kinneret eastward_on.

Show passage in OET: DEU 3:17

OET-RV DEU 3:17

17 The border extends from the plain along the east side of the Yarden (Jordan) valley, from Lake Kineret in the north to the Aravah lake (the Salt Sea or Dead Sea) in the south and to the slopes of Mt. Pisgah on the east.

OET-LV DEU 3:17

17 And_the_ˊArāⱱāh and_the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_a _border from_Kinneret and_unto the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt under the _slopes _of (the)_Pişgāh eastward_on.

Show passage in OET: JOS 11:2

OET-RV JOS 11:2

2 as well as the kings from the hill country in the north and in the rift valley plains south of Lake Galil, and in the lowlands and in the heights of Dor in the west,

OET-LV JOS 11:2

2 And_near/to the_kings who were_from_the_north _of in_country and_in_ˊArāⱱāh south _of Kinneret and_in_Shephelah and_on_the _heights _of Dōr from_the_west.

Show passage in OET: JOS 12:3

OET-RV JOS 12:3

3 as well as the eastern rift valley plains down to Lake Galil and to the Sea of Aravah (also called the Dead Sea or the Salt Sea), the road to Beyt -Hayeshimot and the area southward below the slopes of Mt. Pisgah.

OET-LV JOS 12:3

3 And_the_ˊArāⱱāh to the _sea _of Kinneret eastward_to and_unto the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt eastward_to the _direction _of Bēyt Hayshimōt/(Jeshimoth) and_from_the_south under the _slopes _of (the)_Pişgāh.

Show passage in OET: JOS 13:27

OET-RV JOS 13:27

27 Also in the valley, Beyt -Haram, Beyt -Nimrah, Sukot, Tsafon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon (the king of Heshbon), with the Yarden (Jordan) and the border, as far as the end of Lake Galil, eastward beyond the Yarden River.

OET-LV JOS 13:27

27 And_in_valley Bēyt Haram and_Bēyt- nimrah and_Şukkōt and_Zaphon the _remainder _of the _kingdom _of Şīḩōn the _king _of Ḩeshbōn the_Yardēn and_a _border to the _end _of the _sea _of Kinneret the _other _side _of the _Yardēn eastward_to.

Show passage in OET: LUK 5:1

OET-RV LUK 5:1

5 One time when the crowd was pressuring Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) that they wanted to hear God’s message as he stood by Lake Galil,

OET-LV LUK 5:1

5 And it _became at the time, the crowd to _be _imposing on _him and to _be _hearing the message of _the god, and he was having _stood by the lake of _Gennaʸsaret,

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