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CHINNERETH

(Heb. kinnereṯ)

1. A large freshwater lake in northern Israel known by several names: Chinnereth (Num 34:11; Deut. 3:17; Josh. 13:27), Chinneroth (Josh. 11:2; 12:3), the Sea of Gennesaret (Mark 6:53; Luke 5:1), the Sea of Galilee (Matt. 15:29; Mark 1:16), and Lake Tiberias (John 6:1; 21:1). The name of the sea may have been derived from Heb. kinnôr, which means “harp,” resembling the shape of the lake.

2. A city (Heb. kinnāreṯ) located on the northwestern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. It was one of the fortified cities in the tribal allotment of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). The city is mentioned in Thutmose III’s list of conquered cities during his campaign (ca. 1468 b.c.). The site is identified with modern Tell el-ʿOreimeh/Tel Chinnereth (2008.2529).

3. The territory around the city (Chinneroth; Heb. kinĕrôṯ) and the lake conquered by Ben-hadad from King Baasha of Israel (1 Kgs. 15:20). In the NT it is known as the land of Gennesaret (Matt. 14:34).

Bradford Scott Hummel

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CHINNERETH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)