GALILEE, SEA OF


Meaning of GALILEE, SEA OF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or modern Lake Ti·be·ri·as tī-ˈbir-ē-əs ; or biblical Lake of Gen·nes·a·ret gə-ˈne-sə-ˌret, -rət ; or Sea of Tiberias or Sea of Chin·ne·reth ˈki-nə-ˌreth ; or Hebrew Yam Kin·ne·ret ˈyäm-ˈki-nə-ˌret

lake 13 miles (21 kilometers ) long & 7 miles (11 kilometers ) wide N Israel on Syrian border traversed by Jordan River; about 700 feet (212 meters ) below sea level

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