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Map of the Galilee region. Galilee ( / ˈɡælɪliː /; [1] Hebrew: הַגָּלִיל, romanized : hagGālīl; Latin: Galilaea; [2] Arabic: الجليل, romanized : al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee ( הגליל העליון ...
Ancient Galilee boat at Kibbutz Ginossar. In 1986 the Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, was discovered on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee during a drought when water levels receded. It is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, and although there is no evidence directly linking the boat to Jesus and his ...
Magdala ( Aramaic: מגדלא, romanized: Magdalā, lit. 'Tower'; Hebrew: מִגְדָּל, romanized : Migdál; Ancient Greek: Μαγδαλά, romanized : Magdalá) was an ancient Jewish [ 1] city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 5 km (3 miles) north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya (Aramaic: מגדלא ...
www.tiberias.muni.il. Tiberias ( / taɪˈbɪəriəs / ty-BEER-ee-əs; Hebrew: טבריה, Ṭəḇeryā ⓘ; Arabic: طبريا, romanized : Ṭabariyyā) [3] is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism 's Four Holy ...
Cana of Galilee ( Ancient Greek: Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας; Arabic: قانا الجليل, romanized : Qana al-Jalil, lit. 'Qana of the Galilee') is the location of the Wedding at Cana, at which the miracle of turning water into wine took place in the Gospel of John. The location is disputed, with the four primary locations being ...
Map of Roman Israel showing Gadara and Gerasa. Gergesa, also Gergasa ( Γέργεσα in Byzantine greek) or the Country of the Gergesenes, is a place on the eastern ( Golan Heights) side of the Sea of Galilee located at some distance to the ancient Decapolis cities of Gadara and Gerasa. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi.
Sepphoris (/ s ɪ ˈ f ɔːr ɪ s / sif-OR-iss; Ancient Greek: Σέπφωρις, romanized: Sépphōris), known in Hebrew as Tzipori (צִפּוֹרִי Ṣīppōrī) [2] [3] and in Arabic as Saffuriya [4] (صفورية Ṣaffūriya) [a] is an archaeological site located in the central Galilee region of Israel, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north ...
The Upper Galilee ( Hebrew: הגליל העליון, HaGalil Ha'Elyon; Arabic: الجليل الأعلى, Al Jaleel Al A'alaa) is a geographical region located in northern Israel. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terrain. The term "Upper Galilee" is ancient, and has been in use ...