Galilee, Sea of

geographical name

Gal·​i·​lee, Sea of ˈga-lə-ˌlē How to pronounce Galilee, Sea of (audio)
variants or modern Lake Tiberias or biblical Lake of Gennesaret or Sea of Tiberias or Sea of Chinnereth or Hebrew Yam Kinneret
lake 13 miles (21 kilometers) long and 7 miles (11 kilometers) wide in northern Israel on the Syrian border traversed by the Jordan River; about 700 feet (212 meters) below sea level

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