LAND OF, or GENNESAR, a small district of Galilee, supposed
to have been so called from its pleasantness, and extending about four
miles along the north-western shore of the sea of Galilee, or
Gennesareth, so called from this same region. It is more probable,
however, that Gennesareth is nothing more than a word moulded from
Cinnereth, the ancient name of a city and adjoining tract in this very
situation, as well as of the lake itself. This part of Galilee is
described by Josephus as possessing a singular fertility, with a
delightful temperature of the air, and abounding in the fruits of
different climates.
to have been so called from its pleasantness, and extending about four
miles along the north-western shore of the sea of Galilee, or
Gennesareth, so called from this same region. It is more probable,
however, that Gennesareth is nothing more than a word moulded from
Cinnereth, the ancient name of a city and adjoining tract in this very
situation, as well as of the lake itself. This part of Galilee is
described by Josephus as possessing a singular fertility, with a
delightful temperature of the air, and abounding in the fruits of
different climates.