The sea marking the eastern boundary of the Israelitish possessions, whence the boundary proceeded by the River Jordan to the Dead Sea (Numbers 34:11). It also marked the western boundary of the trans. Jordanic tribes (Deuteronomy 3:17). In later times the sea was called Gennesaret or lake of Galilee; the modern name is Baá¸¥r á¹¬abariyyah (Lake of Tiberias). It is about 13 miles in length and 8 miles wide, its greatestwidth being a little north of the center. It is 680 feet below sea-level. The Jordan flows into and passes out of it. The lake itself is filled with various kinds of fish, and even in ancient times provided a livelihood for many fishermen. At present the land round the lake is sterile, but, according to the description of Josephus, was at one time very fertile.
In Joshua 19:35, Chinnereth is the name of a town which by Talmudic authority is identified with Gennesor (Neubauer, "G. T." p. 214). It is of considerable antiquity, as it occurs in a hieroglyphic inscription of Thothmes III. (W. Max MÃ¼ller, "Asien und Europa," p. 84).

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chinnereth'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/chinnereth.html. 1901.

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