Galilee in the Bible
Meaning: wheel; revolution
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But [when he] heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the regions of Galilee.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him.
Now [when he] heard that John {had been arrested}, he withdrew into Galilee.
While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, {toward the sea}, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--
about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."
Now [as he] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
And he went around through all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
And large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from the other side of the Jordan.
When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
Then Jesus entered a boat and crossed [back] over [Lake Galilee] and came to His own city [i.e., Capernaum].
On that [same] day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down on the shore of the lake [i.e., Lake Galilee].
Then immediately Jesus ordered the disciples to enter the boat and row on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] until He could send the crowds away.
And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain [and] was sitting there.
Jesus then sent the crowds away while He boarded a boat and crossed the lake to the region of Magadan [i.e., the west side of Lake Galilee].
22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,
When Jesus finished saying this he moved from Galilee and went to the territory of Judaea that lies across the Jordan.
And the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet, that is from Nazareth of Galilee.
But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee."
Peter sat without in the palace, and a damsel came to him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.
And go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from death. And behold, he will go before you into Galilee: there ye shall see him. Lo I have told you."
Then said Jesus unto them, "Be not afraid. Go and tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan.
After that John was taken, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
As he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea, for they were fishers.
So, they went to Capernaum [Note: This was a city in Galilee that later became Jesus' headquarters while in Galilee. See verse
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region bordering on Galilee.
And he preached in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and cast the devils out.
And Jesus avoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and from Jewry,
And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and those about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing how great things He did, came unto Him.
Jesus again began teaching along the shore of the lake [of Galilee]. A huge crowd gathered around Him so that He had to sit in a boat out in the lake [to speak to them], while all the crowd stood on the shore.
When evening came that day He said to the disciples, "Let us go over to the other side [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee]."
But when a convenient day was come: Herod on his birthday made a supper to the Lords, captains, and chief estates of Galilee.
And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away.
And when they had [finally] crossed over [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee], they arrived in the district of Gennesaret and moored the boat on shore.
Now the woman was a Greek [i.e., a Gentile], a Syrophoenician by nationality. [Note: This was a region just north of Galilee and consisted of Syria and Phoenicia]. She begged Him to drive out the evil spirit from her daughter.
And he departed again from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, and came unto the sea of Galilee through the midst of the coasts of the ten cities.
Then He left them and boarded a boat again and sailed to the other side [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee].
miles north of Lake Galilee]. On their way, He asked His disciples, "Who are people saying that I am?"
Then Jesus and His disciples left Galilee and went to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way there He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
And they departed thence, and took their journey through Galilee, and would not that any man should have known it.
Then Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum [Note: This city on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee had become sort of a headquarters for Jesus when He was in this region]. When He [and His disciples] entered a house He asked them, "What were you discussing on the way here?"
Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
And he denied it again. And anon after, they that stood by, said again to Peter, "Surely thou art one of them, for thou art of Galilee, and thy speech agreeth thereto."
Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,
And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.
Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,
And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.
Now it happened that while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), with the people crowding all around Him and listening to the word of God;
And it happened while Jesus was in one of the towns [i.e., surrounding Lake Galilee], that a man covered with an infectious skin disease appeared and, when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face [to the ground] and begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the terms "heal/healing" are originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].
And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
And it happened soon after this that Jesus went to a town called Nain [Note: This was a town of Galilee about
Soon afterwards He chanced to be making a tour of Galilee from town to town and from village to village preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve went with Him,
Now it happened on one of those days that Jesus entered a boat with His disciples. He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side" [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee]; so they launched out.
And they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].
Now as Jesus was returning [to Galilee], the people welcomed Him, for they had all been expecting Him.
When the apostles returned they told Jesus what they had done. Then Jesus took them and went away privately to a town called Bethsaida. [Note: This town was on the east side of Lake Galilee, and apparently was a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Mark 6:45].
Now there were some there at that very time who told Jesus about some people from Galilee whose blood Pilate [the Roman governor] had mixed with their sacrifices [i.e., he had them murdered while they were offering their sacrifices].
And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.
And about the space of a hour after, another affirmed, saying, "Verily even this fellow was with him, for he is of Galilee."
But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."
And Pilate hearing of Galilee asked if the man was a Galilean.
But all his acquaintances, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
And all his acquaintance stood afar off, and the women which followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.
The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
Then the women also, his attendants, who had followed him out of Galilee, observed the sepulchre, and how his corpse was laid out.
he is not here; he is risen: remember how he spoke to you, while he was yet in Galilee,
The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.
The day following, Jesus wished to go into Galilee; and he found Philip, and said to him: Follow me.
AND on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
This beginning of miracles Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and displayed his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
After this incident, Jesus, His mother, His [half-] brothers and His disciples went down to Capernaum [i.e., located on the north shore of Lake Galilee] and stayed there a few days.
So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John??2 though it was not Jesus himself who baptized them, but his disciples??3 he left Judea and went back again to Galilee.
he left Judea, and went again into Galilee.
[Now to get to Galilee] it required that Jesus travel through Samaria [Note: Samaria was the next country north of Judea].
After the two days were over, Jesus left there and went on to Galilee,
When, therefore, he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also came to the feast.
Then he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
Hearing that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and desired him to come down and cure his son, for he was about to die.
This second miracle did Jesus, having come from Judea into Galilee.
AFTER these things Jesus went across the lake of Galilee, the Tiberias.
Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called "The Golan Heights," today] and sat down there with His disciples.
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
And having said these things unto them, he abode'still in Galilee.
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
But some were saying, "The Messiah doesn't come from Galilee, does he? Doesn't the Scripture say that the Messiah is from David's family and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Search and see, that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went to his own house.
They went to Philip (who was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and told him, "Sir, we would like to see Jesus."
After these things happened Jesus showed Himself to His disciples again at Lake Tiberias. [Note: This was another name for Lake Galilee]. Here is the way He did it.
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But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us? Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking upon the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost, and they cried out from fear. But straightaway Jesus spoke to them, saying, Cheer up. It is I, fear not. And having answered him, Peter said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the waters. And he said, Come. And having come down from the boat, Peter walked upon the water to go to Jesus. But seeing the boisterous wind, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. And straightaway having stretched forth his hand, Jesus took hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why did thou doubt? And when they entered into the boat, the wind ceased. And those who came in the boat worshiped him, saying, Thou really are the Son of God.
And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the depth, and let down your nets for a catch. And having answered, Simon said to him, Master, having toiled through the whole night, we took nothing, but at thy saying, I will let down the net. And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was tearing. And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, after coming, to assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so as for them to be sunk down. But Simon Peter having seen, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord. For astonishment surrounded him, and all those with him, at the catch of the fishes that they caught,
But having now become morning, Jesus stood on the shore. However the disciples had not seen that it was Jesus. Therefore Jesus says to them, Children, have ye anything eatable? They answered him, No. And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye will find. Therefore they cast, and they were no longer able to draw it for the magnitude of fishes. That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it is the Lord, he tied the coat around himself (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in the skiff (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net of the fishes. So when they came to the land, they saw a fire of coals set, and fish laying on it, and bread. Jesus says to them, Bring from the fishes that ye now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three. And being so many, the net was not broken.
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And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them. And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the depth, and let down your nets for a catch. And having answered, Simon said to him, Master, having toiled through the whole night, we took nothing, but at thy saying, I will let down the net. And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was tearing. And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, after coming, to assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so as for them to be sunk down. But Simon Peter having seen, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord. For astonishment surrounded him, and all those with him, at the catch of the fishes that they caught, and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou will be catching men. And when they brought their boats to land, after forsaking all, they followed him.