A town in the territory of Naphtali at the Sea of Galilee.
About Chinnereth
A fortified town in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35). An Egyptian list of towns from the time of Thutmose III in the 15th century BC also names it. The site isidentified as Tell el-’Oreimeh on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists believe people lived in the town from about 2000 to 900 BC.
Key References
The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
All Scripture References (4)
Deuteronomy (1)
The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
Joshua (2)
to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
1 Kings (1)
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.