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(Gennesaret.)

This is the name given to the Lake of Tiberias in Luke 5:1; called Gennesar in 1 Maccabees 11:67. (See LAKE OF TIBERIAS.)

Bibliography Information
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Genesareth'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/genesareth.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
 
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