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Coordinates: 32.76°N 35.53°E. 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 ...
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 ...
A map of Mount Lebanon c. AD 1180. One of the most lasting effects of the Crusades in this region was the contact between the crusaders (mainly French) and the Maronites. Unlike most other Christian communities in the region, who swore allegiance to Constantinople or other local patriarchs, the Maronites proclaimed allegiance to the Pope in ...
The Kingdom of Israel ( Biblical Hebrew: מַמְלֶכֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Mamleḵeṯ Yīśrāʾēl ), or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age, whose beginnings can be dated back to the first half of the 10th century BCE. [2] The kingdom controlled the areas of ...
Iturea or Ituraea ( Ancient Greek: Ἰτουραία, Itouraía) is the Greek name of a Levantine region north of Galilee during the Late Hellenistic and early Roman periods. It extended from Mount Lebanon across the plain of Marsyas [dubious – discuss] to the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in Syria, with its centre in Chalcis ad Libanum.
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 ...
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 ...