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Province of GalileeInsight on the Scriptures, Volume 2
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Galilee was the scene of some of the outstanding events of Jesus’ ministry. On a mountainside near Capernaum, Jesus gave his famous Sermon on the Mount. (Mt 5:1, 2) Here in Galilee, he miraculously healed many persons.—Mr 1:32-34; 6:53-56; Joh 4:46-54.
How were Jesus’ preaching and miracles received in Galilee? When he preached in his hometown, Nazareth, the people at first ‘marveled at the winsome words proceeding out of his mouth.’ But after Jesus compared them to the Israelites in the days of Elijah and Elisha, they sought to kill him. (Lu 4:22-30) The Galileans in general, though, were very responsive to Jesus’ ministry. Thus, it was from Galileans that his early disciples were drawn, and all of his apostles (with the possible exception of Judas Iscariot) were Galilean. (Mt 4:18-22; Lu 6:12-16)
MAP: Province of Galilee, Satellite Map
Ruins of Cana. Here Jesus turned water into fine wine (Joh 2:1-11)
Nain as it appears now. Jesus brought great joy to a widow here when he resurrected her son (Lu 7:11-17)
Ruins of Capernaum on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. The first-century synagogue lies below the later one visible here. From this area Jesus selected fishermen and a tax collector as apostles (Mt 4:18-22; 9:9)
Tiberias, where Herod Antipas, the district ruler, had his residence and evidently where John the Baptizer was put to death (Mr 6:21-28)
Ruins of Chorazin, a city reproached by Jesus because its inhabitants were not repentant (Lu 10:13)
The fruitful Plain of Gennesaret, where Jesus performed many miraculous cures (Mt 14:34-36)
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Around the Sea of GalileeInsight on the Scriptures, Volume 2
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MAP: Around the Sea of Galilee
Both on and around this lake many outstanding events of Jesus’ ministry took place.
Several times Jesus spoke from a boat to crowds assembled on the shores of the sea. (Mr 4:1, 2) Capernaum, a city on the northern shore, came to be known as Jesus’ “own city,” even though he traveled much of the time. (Mt 9:1; Mr 2:1) Jesus walked on the waters of this sea and appeared near it after his resurrection.—Joh 6:1, 16-21; 21:1, 4-19.
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