- the land of Gennesaret:
- Gennesaret was a fertile district, in which were situated the cities of Tiberias and Capernaum, extending along the western shore of the lake to which it gave name, about 30 stadia, or nearly four miles, in length, and twenty stadia, or two miles and a half, in breadth, according to Josephus. "Andª it came to pass,ª° that, as² the¹ peopleª pressed uponª° himª to hearª° the¹ wordª of God,ªª heª stoodªª°° byª the¹ lakeª of Gennesaret,ª" {Lke 5:1}
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