Lake of Merom
In Upper Galilee.
Inhabitants or natives
Jacob of Merom and his servant.
Description
"with my naked eye I would say that this small basin is about two miles by one and a half. Very small, as one can see. But its green shores are pretty and also its surface which is so blue and calm that it seems a huge chip of sky-blue enamel veined in the middle by a lighter and slightly more wavy stroke of the brush, perhaps because of the current of the river which flows into it in the north and flows out in the south, and which, because of the lightness of the water, which above all I do not think is deep, does not stop flowing, but like a live stream in the middle of still waters, it shows its vitality and presence by means of a different hue and light ripples of the water. There are no sailing-boats on the little lake, but only a few rowing-boats, in which a solitary fisherman casts or hauls his fishing baskets, or ferries a traveler who wants to take a short cut."[1]A small grayish-yellow lake because of the mud from the thousand swollen streams, and because of the cloudy November sky. A small mirror of water fed by the upper Jordan, which then flows out to feed the other larger lake of the Gennesaret Plain.
Notable events
Jacob of Merom had benefited from a miracle of Jesus. Yet, his hard heart has no pity for the hungry orphans. The blessing turns into curse.[2]
Later, it is while going toward this lake that Peter is rebuked by Jesus: "Get behind me, Satan!" (vade retro Satanas).[3]
Its name
Lake Thoulé in a region characterized by many small ponds at the time.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 110
GRM 298
GRM 346
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