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• Sea of TiberiasBible

  The Sea of Tiberias is the name the Gospel of John uses for the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. On its shore the risen Jesus appeared to seven disciples and charged Peter, "Feed my sheep."

• Sea of GalileeBible

  The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. Most of Jesus' public ministry took place along its shores. The Old Testament calls it the Sea of Chinnereth, and the New Testament calls it the Sea of Galilee, the Lake of Gennesaret, and the Sea of Tiberias.

• Sea of GalileeBible

  The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. Jesus Christ spent much of His public ministry there, and it appears frequently in the Gospels as the setting where He called disciples and performed many miracles.

• TiberiasBible

  Tiberias was a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, founded by Herod Antipas and named after the Roman emperor Tiberius. In the New Testament it appears only in the Gospel of John, which also calls the Sea of Galilee the "sea of Tiberias."

• GalileeBible

  Galilee is a biblical place name referring to the northern region of Israel and to the lake on its eastern side, the Sea of Galilee. Jesus grew up there and carried out most of his public ministry in the region, making it a principal setting of the Gospels.

• ChinnerethBible

  Chinnereth is the Old Testament name for the Sea of Galilee, the land around it, and a town on its shore. The "lake of Gennesaret" in the New Testament is the same body of water.

• Restoration of PeterBible

  The restoration of Peter is the event in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias in Galilee, asked Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" and entrusted him with the charge "Feed my sheep." It is recorded in John 21.

• John 21Bible

  John 21 is the final chapter of the Gospel of John. The risen Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, gives them a large catch of fish, and eats breakfast with them. He then asks Peter three times whether he loves him and entrusts his sheep to him. The chapter closes with the book's concluding words.

• John 6Bible

  John 6 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the five thousand on the far side of the Sea of Galilee, walks on the water, and then delivers the "Bread of Life" discourse in the synagogue at Capernaum. It closes with many disciples turning away and Peter making his confession of faith.

• The Disciple Whom Jesus LovedPeople

  The disciple whom Jesus loved is an unnamed disciple of Jesus who appears only in the Gospel of John. He is present at the Last Supper, at the foot of the cross, at the empty tomb, and by the Sea of Tiberias. Church tradition identifies him as John the son of Zebedee.

• Aaron ben AsherPeople

  Aaron ben Asher was a Jewish Masorete active in Tiberias in Galilee during the first half of the tenth century. The last representative of the Ben Asher family, he is known for adding the vowel points and Masoretic notes to the Aleppo Codex.

• John 21:15–17Bible Verses

  John 21:15–17 is the passage in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, asks Simon Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" and charges him, "Feed my sheep." It is frequently cited as a text about Peter's restoration and the pastoral calling.

• Sea of GlassBible

  The sea of glass is the sea "like unto crystal" that the Book of Revelation describes as spread before the throne of God in heaven. In chapter 15, those who have overcome the beast stand beside it and sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb.

• Crossing of the Red SeaBible

  The crossing of the Red Sea is the event recorded in Exodus 14 in which the Israelites, led by Moses, crossed the divided sea on dry ground, while the pursuing Egyptian army was engulfed when the waters returned.

• Red SeaBible

  The Red Sea lies between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Book of Exodus, it is where Israel crossed through the midst of the sea on dry ground and where the waters engulfed the pursuing Egyptian army.

• Dead SeaBible

  The Dead Sea is a salt lake in eastern Palestine into which the Jordan River flows. The Old Testament calls it the "Salt Sea," the "Sea of the Arabah," and the "Eastern Sea." It is known as the lowest lake on the earth's surface.

• Salt SeaBible

  The Salt Sea is the biblical name for the lake into which the Jordan River flows, known today as the Dead Sea. In the Old Testament it appears as a place name marking the eastern boundary of the land of Canaan.

• Bronze SeaBible

  The Bronze Sea was a large basin cast in bronze that Solomon placed in the court of the temple in Jerusalem. It rested on twelve bronze oxen and was used by the priests for washing.

• Great SeaBible

  The Great Sea is a biblical place name for the present-day Mediterranean Sea, which lies west of the land of Canaan. The name appears mainly in passages that describe the western boundary of the Promised Land.