G1056GreekGalilaías

Γαλιλαίας

galilaea (i.e., the heathen circle), a region of palestine

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Detailed Definition

  • 1the name of a region of northern palestine

Etymology & Derivation

of hebrew origin (h1551)

Scholarly Notes

galilee is bounded on the north by syria, on the west by sidon, tyre, ptolemais (and their territories), and the promontory of carmel, on the south by samaria and on the east by the jordan. it was divided into upper galilee and lower galilee.

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