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GENNESARET

(Gk. Gennēsarét)

The coastal plain that lies to the northwest of the Sea of Galilee (also called Gennesaret; Luke 5:1), between the cities of Magadan and Capernaum. Gennesaret is probably the same as Chinnereth. The plain was boxed in by mountains and extended ca. 4.8 km. (3 mi.) along the coast and ca. 1.6 km. (1 mi.) inland. The area was quite populous and was well-known for its fertile soil, according to Josephus (BJ 3.10.8[516-21]) and rabbinic sources. The chief cities of the plain were the seaport towns of Magadan, Capernaum, and the small town of Gennesaret. Capernaum, Jesus’ home for the latter years, was a large city with a detachment of Roman soldiers, a tax office, and the home of a Roman official. Magadan (Magdala), the home of Mary Magdalene, was reported to be a city of 40 thousand people (BJ 2.21.4). Extending through Gennesaret was the Via Maris, one of the major highways in the region, which ran along the northwestern coast of the Sea of Galilee and then branched inland. Most of Jesus’ public ministry was in the region of Gennesaret, though the land is mentioned by name only twice in the Gospels (Matt. 14:34 = Mark 6:53).

Mark R. Fairchild

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GENNESARET

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)