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Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Map of Israel and surrounding countries highlighting the location of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, near the Golan Heights and close to the borders with Lebanon and Syria. The map also shows the Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, with a small inset globe indicating the region's position in the world. A single palm tree stands in the foreground overlooking the calm waters of the Sea of Galilee, with hills and a soft, cloudy sunset in the background. Church of the Beatitudes Tiberias, Israel
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Sea of Galilee: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Neotectonics of the Sea of Galilee (northeast Israel): implication for geodynamics and seismicity along the Dead Sea Fault system. May 15, 2026
Add new Web site: NASA Science - Sea of Galilee. Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Science - Sea of Galilee earthquakes triggered by excessive water pumping. Nov 01, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Neotectonics of the Sea of Galilee (northeast Israel): implication for geodynamics and seismicity along the Dead Sea Fault system. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: LIRA at BC Law - The Sea of Galilee: Pollution Problems and Prospects (PDF). Apr 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - The Sea of Galilee: Development of an Early Christian Toponym (PDF). Feb 26, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Is there a paleolimnological explanation for ?walking on water? in the Sea of Galilee? (PDF). Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Neotectonics of the Sea of Galilee (northeast Israel): implication for geodynamics and seismicity along the Dead Sea Fault system. Jul 04, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - FaithND - Sea of Galilee. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Lake of Gennesaret. Sep 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Associates for Biblical Research - Ancient Harbors of the Sea of Galilee. Jul 17, 2023
Map added. Jun 12, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Sea of Galilee. Feb 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - The Sea of Galilee - Lake Kinneret. Mar 07, 2017
Add new Web site: Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research - Lake Kinneret οΏ½ Sea of Galilee. Mar 07, 2017
Media added. Dec 23, 2015
Article revised and updated. Dec 23, 2015
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Sea of Galilee, Israel. Feb 17, 2014
Geologic time data updated. Oct 06, 2009
Media added. Jul 14, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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