One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Chinnereth. Every Chinnereth in the Bible
place · also Tiberias
Chinnereth
כִּנֶּ֫רֶתΤιβεριάς
Chinnereth, also known as the Sea of Galilee or the Sea of Tiberias, is a freshwater lake in northern Israel where Jesus conducted much of his ministry.
- verses
- 10
- first named
- Numbers 34:11
- last named
- John 21:1
- feature
- body of water
- coordinates
- 32.82°N · 35.59°E
Sea of Galilee (OpenBible)
The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.
Description
Chinnereth in the text
Chinnereth, Chinneroth, the Sea of Galilee, and the Sea of Tiberias are different names used in the Bible to refer to the largest freshwater lake in Israel. The lake is located in the Jordan Rift Valley, fed by the Jordan River, and is approximately 13 miles (21 kilometers) long and 8 miles (13 kilometers) wide.
In the Old Testament, the lake is referred to as the Sea of Chinnereth (Numbers 34:11; Joshua 13:27) or Chinneroth (Joshua 12:3), likely named after a nearby town. The name "Chinnereth" may be derived from the Hebrew word for "harp," possibly referring to the shape of the lake.
In the New Testament, the lake is most commonly known as the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18; Mrk.1.16; Jhn.6.1) and is the setting for many events in Jesus' life and ministry. Jesus called his first disciples, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, while they were fishing on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22). He also calmed a storm on the lake (Mrk.4.35-41), walked on its waters (Jhn.6.16-21), and appeared to his disciples on its shores after his resurrection (Jhn.21.1-14).
The lake is also referred to as the Sea of Tiberias (Jhn.6.1; 21:1), named after the city of Tiberias, which was founded on its western shore during the reign of Herod Antipas (circa 20 CE). The city was named in honor of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
The Sea of Galilee was an important source of livelihood for the people in the region, with fishing being a major industry. Several of Jesus' disciples, including Peter, Andrew, James, and John, were fishermen on the lake (Luke 5:1-11). The lake's shores were also dotted with numerous towns and villages, such as Capernaum, Bethsaida, and Magdala, which feature prominently in the Gospels.
Relations
Direct connections
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The pattern
Where Chinnereth is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
10 verses across 6 of 66 books; 60 write the name nowhere. Named in Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), Matthew (2), Mark (2) and John (2).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 10, across 6 books. The name is written 11 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
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Where they appear
What happened here
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