The Lands of Scripture

The fishing town by the Sea of Galilee — home of Peter, Andrew, and Philip.

“House of fishing”

The Galilean village where Jesus turned water into wine — the first of his miraculous signs.

“Place of reeds”

The fishing town on the Sea of Galilee that Jesus made the base of his Galilean ministry — "his own city."

“Village of Nahum”

A Galilean town near Capernaum on which Jesus pronounced a woe for unbelief.

The country east of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus cast a legion of demons into a herd of swine.

The Galilean town that was the home of the prophet Jonah.

The great Canaanite royal city of the north, burned by Joshua and later home of Jabin and Sisera.

“Enclosure, settlement”

The Sea of Galilee fishing town that was home to Mary Magdalene.

“Tower”

The rounded mountain over the Jezreel Valley where Barak gathered Israel against Sisera.

The Galilean village where Jesus raised a widow’s only son from the dead.

“Pleasant, beautiful”

The hometown of Jesus, where He grew up after the return from Egypt. Jesus was known as "Jesus of Nazareth" throughout His ministry.

“Possibly "branch" (from Hebrew netzer)”

The ancient coastal port where Paul greeted the brethren on his last journey to Jerusalem.

“Named for a Ptolemy”

A freshwater lake in northern Israel where Jesus called His first disciples, walked on water, calmed a storm, and performed many miracles. The center of much of Jesus's Galilean ministry.

“Also called Chinnereth, Gennesaret, and the Sea of Tiberias”