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Galilee
GALILEE
The Galilee region is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, the river Jordan on the east, the Lebanese border in the north, and the Jezreel Valley to the south. A line running from Acre on the coast to the northwest shore of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee or Lake Tiberias) divides Lower Galilee, reaching an elevation of 1,500 feet (458 m) above sea level, from Upper Galilee, which attains altitudes of 4,000 feet (1,220 m). Joshua and Deborah conquered the entirety of this area, which in biblical times was allotted to four Israelite tribes and later to the northern kingdom of Israel. Controlled by a series of empires, Galilee became a preeminent Judaic stronghold for some five centuries after the destruction of the Second Temple, and a center of Christianity especially after the sixth century c.e. The region became part of the province of al-Urdunn (Jordan) following the Arab conquest (c. 640), then formed a crusader principality, and was later ruled successively by Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, and intermittently by local potentates such as Zahir al-Umar, Ahmad al-Jazzar, and Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Zionist settlement activity, both before and after Britain's General Edmund Allenby's conquest of the area from the Ottoman Turks in September 1918, was slow in penetrating Galilee itself, whose overwhelming Arab majority caused it to be apportioned to the Arab state under partition. Conquered in its entirety by Israel in the 1948 Arab–Israel War, Galilee witnessed a smaller scale Arab displacement than other parts of the country, most of those leaving being Muslim. Since the 1960s the area has been the target of many government settlement and development projects. See also Ahmad al-Jazzar; Allenby, Edmund Henry; Arab–Israel War (1948); Galilee, Sea of; Jezreel Valley; Muhammad Ali. BibliographyHorsley, Richard A. Galilee: History, Politics, People. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1995. Meyers, Eric M., ed. Galilee through the Centuries: Confluence of Cultures. Duke Judaic Studies Series, vol. 1. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1999, Zev Maghen |
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Maghen, Zev. "Galilee." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Maghen, Zev. "Galilee." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601029.html Maghen, Zev. "Galilee." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601029.html |
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Galilee The northern part of Palestine. A smallish area—72 km. (45 miles) long—on the west of the Golan Heights and south and east of Lebanon, first occurring in the OT in Josh. 20: 7 and called by Isaiah (9: 1) a land of foreigners. It saw various fortunes after the settlement of several Israelite tribes in the 12th cent. BCE, which David consolidated. However, twenty Galilean towns were handed over by Solomon to Hiram of Tyre in exchange for timber and gold (1 Kgs. 9: 11). There were invasions by Egypt in 924 BCE and Assyria in 853 BCE and thirteen cities were captured in 732 BCE (2 Kgs. 15: 29). As an assyrian province the country became part of Samaria. It returned to Judah under the Maccabeans but was later absorbed into the 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 it was joined to Perea as the tetrarchy of Herod Antipas (to 39 CE). Nazareth and Capernaum, where Jesus preached and taught (Matt. 4: 15; Luke 4: 31), are in Galilee and the inhabitants spoke with a northern accent (Matt. 26: 73). Matt. 4: 12–13 refers to it as the land of Zebulun and Naphtali but the tribal dispositions had by NT times only antiquarian interest. More important is the description ‘Galilee of the Gentiles’ (Matt. 4: 15), for many Gentiles were settled in the region: Matthew thus foreshadows the Church's future mission to the Gentiles. During the Jewish war of 66–70 CE Josephus was the general in charge of Jewish forces in Galilee. He was taken prisoner by the advancing Romans.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Galilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Galilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Galilee.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Galilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Galilee.html |
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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 Dam there is part of the National Water Carrier System, of which the main reservoir is the Sea of Galilee. Galilee is divided into Upper and Lower sections. The major towns in Upper Galilee are Zefat and Tiberias ; Nazareth is the largest town in Lower Galilee. Jews, Arabs, and Druze compose the bulk of the population. Most of the towns of the region are industrialized, and the fertile agricultural areas produce an abundance of olives and grain. |
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"Galilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Galilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Galilee.html "Galilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Galilee.html |
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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 to the phrase in Matthew 4:15, ‘Galilee of the Gentiles’. The designation the Galilaean is applied to Jesus as an inhabitant of Galilee, often with derogatory implication. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Galilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Galilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Galilee.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Galilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Galilee.html |
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Galilee.
1. Originally the term was applied only to part of the tribe of Naphtali, but in NT times it denoted all the district of N. Palestine from the Mediterranean to the Jordan. It was the scene of most of the Lord's earlier life and of much of His ministry. 2. In medieval cathedrals an outer porch or chapel. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Galilee.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Galilee.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Galilee." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Galilee." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-Galilee.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Galilee." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-Galilee.html |
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galilee." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galilee." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Galilee.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galilee." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Galilee.html |
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galilee porch or chapel at the entrance of a church. XV. — OF. galilée — medL. galilæa; the name of a province of Palestine. First recorded of Durham cathedral, and taken up thence by antiquarian writers of XIX.
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T. F. HOAD. "galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-galilee.html T. F. HOAD. "galilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-galilee.html |
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Galilee
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"Galilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Galilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Galilee.html "Galilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Galilee.html |
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