1. Matthew 4:18 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

By what other names was the Sea of Galilee known?

Matthew 4:18 (ESV)

18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

The Sea of Galilee was also known as the Sea of Chinnereth (Numbers 34:11; Joshua 13:27), the Lake of Gennesaret (Luke 5:1), and the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1).

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