Ennesaret

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Ennesaret [1]

Gennes'aret. (garden of the prince). Gennesaret , Land of . It is generally believed that this term was applied to the fertile crescent-shaped plain on the western shore of the lake, extending from Khan Minyeh (two or three miles south of Capernaum (Tel-Hum ) on the north to the steep hill behind Mejdel (Magdala ) on the south, and called by the Arabs el-Ghuweir , "the little Ghor."

Mr. Porter gives the length as three miles, and the greatest breadth as about one mile. Additional interest is given to the land of Gennesaret, or el-Ghuweir , by the probability that its scenery suggested the parable of the sower. It is mentioned only twice in Scripture -  Matthew 14:34;  Mark 6:53. Compare  Luke 5:1.

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