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Chinnereth in the Bible.

Chinnereth is a sea or lake in the Bible, about 124 km (77 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Deuteronomy 3:17 to 1 Kings 15:20.

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About Chinnereth.

Lyre, the singular form of the word (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 19:35), which is also used in the plural form, Chinneroth, the name of a fenced city which stood near the shore of the lake of Galilee, a little to the south of Tiberias. The town seems to have given its name to a district, as appears from 1 Kings 15:20, where the plural form of the word is used.

The Sea of Chinnereth (Num. 34:11; Josh. 13:27), or of Chinneroth (Josh. 12: 3), was the “lake of Gennesaret” or “sea of Tiberias” (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 11:2). Chinnereth was probably an ancient Canaanitish name adopted by the Israelites into their language.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Chinnereth.

Asa 1Ben-hadad 1Naphtali 1

Near Chinnereth.

All 4 verses that name Chinnereth.

Deuteronomy 1

  • Deuteronomy 3:17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 11:2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
  • Joshua 19:35And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

1 Kings 1

  • 1 Kings 15:20So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

Questions about Chinnereth.

Where is Chinnereth in the Bible?

Chinnereth is a sea or lake about 124 km (77 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Chinnereth named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Chinnereth in 4 verses, in 3 books, from Deuteronomy 3:17 to 1 Kings 15:20.

Which people are named with Chinnereth in the Bible?

The verses that name Chinnereth also name Asa, Ben-hadad and Naphtali.

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