Chinnereth, Sea of
Chinnereth, Sea of
Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth.
1. Afterward the lake of Gennesaret, a corruption of Chinnereth (Jos 12:3; Jos 13:27). The district of Chinnereth is called “all Chinnereth” (1Ki 15:20).
2. A fortified city of Naphtali (Jos 19:35); probably the same as Tiberius, from which the lake or sea was named in a similar way (Num 34:11; Joh 6:1).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Chinnereth, Sea of
Chin’nereth, Sea of. Num 34:11; Jos 13:27. The inland sea, which is most similarly known to us as the “Lake of Gennesareth” or “Sea of Galilee.”