The district by the N. side of the lake Chinnereth or Tiberius; afterward "the plain of Gennesareth." Laid waste by Benhadad king of Damascus, ally of Asa king of Judah (1Ki 15:20).
So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.
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