Gennesaret (Easton)

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A garden of riches. A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Joshua 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"> 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! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Gennesaret 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 Genesis Next Entry Gentiles Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Gennesaret Thompson Chain Reference Gennesaret Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Lake/Sea of, Galilee, Tiberias, Chinneroth, Gennesarath Dictionaries American Tract Society Gennesaret Easton's Bible Dictionary Gennesaret Fausset Bible Dictionary Gennesaret, Sea of Holman Bible Dictionary Lake of Gennesaret Gennesaret Hitchcock Bible Names Gennesaret Hastings' BibleDictionary Gennesaret, Land of Gennesaret, Lake of Hastings' NT Dictionary Lake of Gennesaret Gennesaret, Land of Gennesaret, Lake of Morrish Bible Dictionary Gennesaret, Land of Gennesaret, Lake of 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Lake of Genesareth Genesareth, Lake of Genesareth People's Bible Dictionary Gennesaret Smith Bible Dictionary ennesareth ennesaret Sea of ennesaret Watson's Theological Dictionary Gennesareth Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Gennesaret, Lake of Gennesaret, Land of Lake of Gennesaret Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Gennesareth Gennesareth Lake of McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Gannepareth; Gennesaritis Gennesaret The Catholic Encyclopedia Genesareth The Jewish Encyclopedia Gennesaret, Lake of Lexicons ܓ݁ܶܢܶܣܰܪ Γεννησαρέτ A garden of riches. A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth ( Joshua 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. The Lake of Gennesaret, the Grecized form of CHINNERETH (q.v.). (See GALILEE, SEA OF .)

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