Sea of Galilee
Where Jesus calmed the storm and walked on water — stage of many miracles.
First mentioned in the Bible
With that he got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea: “Hush! Be quiet!”And the wind abated, and a great calm set in.— Mark 4:39
Background
The Sea of Galilee is in fact a freshwater lake, about 210 meters below sea level, ringed by hills and prone to sudden storms. By its shore Jesus called fishermen to become fishers of men; he rebuked the wind and waves to calm it, and walked upon its waters. Its hillsides witnessed the Sermon on the Mount and the feeding of the five thousand.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
With that he got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea: “Hush! Be quiet!”And the wind abated, and a great calm set in.— Mark 4:39
But in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.— Matthew 14:25Explore Sea of Galilee on the interactive map →
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