51. The Disciples sail back
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Site information: Sea of Galilee
Many of the events in the life of Jesus were performed in the north and west side of the lake.
The Sea of Galilee is located in the east side of the Galilee, in the north of Israel. It is a large sweet water lake (168 square KM), has 55KM of shore line, 21KM long X 12KM wide (at its widest section at the Arbel cliffs), and has a kind of the shape of a pear or a violin. The lake is shallow - the maximum depth is 44M.
The entire lake is located within a great depression, about 210M below the (Mediterranean) sea level. It is the lowest sweet water lake in the world. The hills around the lake are even higher: 400-500M above the lake's level. This depression is part of the Syrian-African fault line, which includes the Dead Sea.
For a detailed sites map and aerial view - see
map of the Sea of Galilee.
Biblical References:
Mk 6:45: "And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people".
Mt 14:22: "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away".
John 6 16-17: "And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum".