A fertile plain on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, south of Capernaum, where Jesus healed many sick people (Matthew 14:34–36; Mark 6:53–56).
About Gennesaret
An area on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee between Capernaum and Magdala, where many of Jesus’s healing miracles happened (Matthew 14:34; Mark 6:53).
The area was called the plain of Gennesaret. It goes along for about 6.5 kilometers (four miles) with an average width from sea to mountains of about 1.6 kilometers (one mile). The land is mostly flat rising slowly as it gets close to the mountains.
Key References
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
All Scripture References (3)
Matthew (1)
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
Mark (1)
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
Luke (1)
On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,