Lake of Merom
In Upper Galilee.
Inhabitants or natives
Jacob of Merom and his servant.
Description
"At a glance, I would say that this small Water plan can be about three kilometers by two. It is little, Good little, as you see. But it is graceful, in its frame of greenery. It is a mirror so azure and so calm that one would say a large scale of celestial enamel, with in the center a lighter and slightly moving coloration, undoubtedly due to the current of the river that flows into it from the north and exits from the south. Because of the shallow depth of the lake, the current crosses it like a living vein in the middle of stagnant Water, marking its Presence with a different color and a slight agitation of its Waters. No sailing boats on this small lake. But only a few small boats from which a lone fisherman lowers or pulls up his nets, or which a traveler borrows to shorten his route."[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?
EMV 110
EMV 298
EMV 346
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