Lake of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee

Sea of Tiberias (of Gennesaret Plain, of Galilee), sometimes called Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee, from the west shore towards Tabgha (photo 2023)

Epicenter of many episodes of Jesus’ apostleship.

Description

The expressions "Sea of Galilee"; "lake of Gennesaret Plain" or even "lake of Tiberias" are used repeatedly by Maria Valtorta herself in her descriptions. But in the dialogues, the characters more naturally use the expression "Sea of Galilee" to refer to the Sea of Tiberias. This is the case for Anne; Mary; Jesus; Peter; or John, etc. One can detect a clue to the authenticity of the seer’s account, since in Hebrew the word « jam » refers indifferently to any body of water, lake or sea.

Key Events

Recall of some gospel episodes on the lake:

• Calling of the first four Disciples and the miraculous catch of fish.
• Jesus calms the storm.
• Jesus walks on the waters.
• The second miraculous catch of fish (after the resurrection).

Its name

Tiberias, the lake, lake of Gennesaret Plain, of Galilee. Sea of Galilee.

Where is it mentioned in the work?

EMV 2 EMV 22 EMV 65

EMV 171 [1]EMV 183 EMV 185 [2]EMV 219

EMV 274 EMV 292

EMV 298 EMV 341

EMV 374 EMV 420

EMV 448 EMV 455 EMV 464

EMV 633

Learn more about this place

Named Sea of Tiberias by the Romans (in honor of Tiberius), the lake was better known as the Sea of Galilee in Jesus’ Palestine. Located more than 200 m below the Mediterranean Sea level, this important freshwater reservoir (21 km long and 12 km wide) has depths reaching 45 m in places. The rabbis wrote about it: “Even if God created seven seas, he made this one the place of His own enchantment.”

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• 32° 48′ 18″ N, 35° 35′ 14″ E
• -209m

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Notes and references

Article partially written from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel, J.-F. LAVÈRE.