Cinnereth (Easton)

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A harp, one of the 'fenced cities' of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35; Compare Deuteronomy 3:17 ). It also denotes, apparently, a district which may have taken its name from the adjacent city or lake of Gennesaret, anciently called 'the sea of Chinnereth' (q.v.), and was probably that enclosed district north"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Cinnereth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Cinnamon Next Entry Circuit Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Cinnereth Chinneroth Chinnereth Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Lake/Sea of, Galilee, Tiberias, Chinneroth, Gennesarath Dictionaries American Tract Society Chinnereth Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Chinnereth Easton's Bible Dictionary Cinnereth Chinnereth Fausset Bible Dictionary Cinneroth, All Chinnereth, Sea of Holman Bible Dictionary Kinnereth Cinneroth Chinneroth (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Chinnereth Morrish Bible Dictionary Cinneroth Chinnereth, Chinneroth, Sea of Chinnereth, Chinneroth, Cinneroth People's Bible Dictionary Chinnereth Smith Bible Dictionary Cinneroth Chinneroth Chinnereth Sea of (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Cinneroth Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Chinnereth; Chinneroth Cinneroth Sea of Chinnereth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Cinnereth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Chinnereth Chinneroth Cinnereth (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Chinnereth Lexicons חָשַׂךְ כִּנְרוֹת כִּנֲרוֹת, , כִּנֶּרֶת A harp, one of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali ( Joshua 19:35 ; Compare Deuteronomy 3:17 ). It also denotes, apparently, a district which may have taken its name from the adjacent city or lake of Gennesaret, anciently called "the sea of Chinnereth" (q.v.), and was probably that enclosed district north of Tiberias afterwards called "the plain of Gennesaret." Called Chinneroth (RSV, Chinnereth) Joshua 11:2 . The phrase "all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali" in 1 Kings 15:20 is parallel to "the store-houses of the cities of Naphtali" (RSV marg.) in 2 Chronicles 16:4 .

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)