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Chinnereth, Sea of
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth.
1. Afterward the lake of Gennesaret, a corruption of Chinnereth (Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:27). The district of Chinnereth is called "all Chinnereth" (1 Kings 15:20).
2. A fortified city of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35); probably the same as Tiberius, from which the lake or sea was named in a similar way (Numbers 34:11; John 6:1).
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Chinnereth, Sea of'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​c/chinnereth-sea-of.html. 1949.