Gennesaret
Cityaka Gennesaret
A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Josh. 19:35), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2). In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret (Luke 5:1). This city stood on the western shore of the lake to which it gave its name. No trace of it remains. The plain of Gennesaret has been called, from its fertility and beauty, “the Paradise of Galilee.” It is now called el-Ghuweir.
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Key verses
Luke 5:1
Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
Mark 6:53
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
Matthew 14:34
When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.