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| Galilee, meaning ''circuit''. | |||
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| An area in the ] in ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ] rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered | ||
| him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of | him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of | ||
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| addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was | addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was | ||
| usually called "Lower Galilee." In the time of |
usually called "Lower Galilee." | ||
| In the time of ], Galilee | |||
| embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending | embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending | ||
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| Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the | Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the | ||
| country |
country, and was the largest of the three. | ||
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| Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria). | Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria). | ||
| When the Sanhedrin were about to proceed with some plan for | |||
| the condemnation of our Lord (John 7:45-52), Nicodemus | |||
| interposed in his behalf. (Comp. Deut. 1:16,17; 17:8.) They | |||
| replied, "Art thou also of Galilee?.... Out of Galilee ariseth | |||
| no prophet." This saying of theirs was "not historically true, | |||
| for two prophets at least had arisen from Galilee, Jonah of | |||
| Gath-hepher, and the greatest of all the prophets, Elijah of | |||
| Thisbe, and perhaps also Nahum and Hosea. Their contempt for | |||
| Galilee made them lose sight of historical accuracy" (Alford, | |||
| Com.). | |||
| The Galilean accent differed from that of Jerusalem in being | |||
| broader and more guttural (Mark 14:70). | |||
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Galilee, meaning circuit.
An area in the Middle East in Palestine.
Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered
him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of
Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it
"the land of Cabul" (q.v.). The Jews called it Galil. It
continued long to be occupied by the original inhabitants, and
hence came to be called "Galilee of the Gentiles" (Matt. 4:15),
and also "Upper Galilee," to distinguish it from the extensive
addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was
usually called "Lower Galilee."
In the time of Jesus, Galilee
embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending
"from Dan on the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, to the
ridges of Carmel and Gilboa on the south, and from the Jordan
valley on the east away across the splendid plains of Jezreel
and Acre to the shores of the Mediterranean on the west."
Palestine was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and
Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the
country, and was the largest of the three.
It was the scene of some of the most memorable events of
Jewish history. Galilee also was the home of our Lord during at
least thirty years of his life. The first three Gospels are
chiefly taken up with our Lord's public ministry in this
province. "The entire province is encircled with a halo of holy
associations connected with the life, works, and teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth." "It is noteworthy that of his thirty-two
beautiful parables, no less than ninteen were spoken in Galilee.
And it is no less remarkable that of his entire thirty-three
great miracles, twenty-five were wrought in this province. His
first miracle was wrought at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, and
his last, after his resurrection, on the shore of Galilee's sea.
In Galilee our Lord delivered the Sermon on The Mount, and the
discourses on 'The Bread of Life,' on 'Purity,' on
'Forgiveness,' and on 'Humility.' In Galilee he called his first
disciples; and there occurred the sublime scene of the
Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria).
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed