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Galilee

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Galilee , region, N Israel, roughly the portion north of the plain of Esdraelon . Galilee was the chief scene of the ministry of Jesus. The Sea of Galilee (see Galilee, Sea of ), the countryside, and the towns— Cana , Capernaum , Tiberias , Nazareth —are repeatedly referred to in the Gospels. Jesus himself was called the Galilean, and his disciples were chosen from the local fishermen. After the destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70), Galilee became the main center of Judaism in Palestine. Zionist colonization of the region began at the end of the 19th cent. The Beit Natufa... Read more
Galilee
Galilee a northern region of ancient Palestine, west of the River Jordan, associated with the ministry of Jesus. The word galilee is also used for a porch or chapel at the entrance to a church; perhaps alluding to Galilee as an outlying portion of the Holy Land, or with reference... Read more
Galilee
Galilee The northern part of Palestine. A smallish area—...Roman Empire by Pompey in 63 BCE. Herod the Great was given Galilee as part of his kingdom (40–4 BCE) and on his death...Jesus preached and taught (Matt. 4: 15; Luke 4: 31), are in Galilee and the inhabitants spoke with a northern ... Read more

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