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Chinnereth

Northern Israel · Old Testament · 7 verses

Chinnereth was the Old Testament name for the Sea of Galilee and for a nearby city and district. The name means harp, from the lake's shape. The name appears in Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and 1 more in the King James text.

About Chinnereth

Chinnereth was the Old Testament name for the Sea of Galilee and for a nearby city and district. The name means harp, from the lake's shape.

Its place in the story

Chinnereth appears as a boundary of the land in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua. A fortified city of the same name stood on its shore. The sea of Chinnereth marked the northeastern edge of Canaan.

Chinnereth in Scripture (KJV)

“And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:”
Numbers 34:11 (KJV)
“The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.”
Deuteronomy 3:17 (KJV)
“And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,”
Joshua 11:2 (KJV)
“And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:”
Joshua 12:3 (KJV)
“And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.”
Joshua 13:27 (KJV)
“And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,”
Joshua 19:35 (KJV)
“So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.”
1 Kings 15:20 (KJV)

Where it leads

The lake known in the Old Testament as Chinnereth is the same water where Jesus taught the crowds and stilled the waves.

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Where is Chinnereth in the Bible?

Chinnereth was the Old Testament name for the Sea of Galilee and for a nearby city and district. The name means harp, from the lake's shape. The name appears in Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and 1 more in the King James text.

What happened at Chinnereth?

Chinnereth appears as a boundary of the land in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua. A fortified city of the same name stood on its shore. The sea of Chinnereth marked the northeastern edge of Canaan.

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