The Hebrews gave the name of sea to all great collections of water,
to great lakes or pools. Thus the sea of Galilee, or of Tiberias, or of
Cinnereth, is no other than the lake of Tiberias, or Gennesareth, in
Galilee. The Dead Sea, the sea of the Wilderness, the sea of the East,
the sea of Sodom, the sea of Salt, or the Salt Sea, the sea of
Asphaltites, or of bitumen, is no other than the lake of Sodom. The
Arabians and orientals in general frequently gave the name of sea to
great rivers, as the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and others, which,
by their magnitude, and by the extent of their overflowings, seemed as
little seas, or great lakes. In Isa. xi, 15, these words particularly
apply to the Nile at the Delta.
to great lakes or pools. Thus the sea of Galilee, or of Tiberias, or of
Cinnereth, is no other than the lake of Tiberias, or Gennesareth, in
Galilee. The Dead Sea, the sea of the Wilderness, the sea of the East,
the sea of Sodom, the sea of Salt, or the Salt Sea, the sea of
Asphaltites, or of bitumen, is no other than the lake of Sodom. The
Arabians and orientals in general frequently gave the name of sea to
great rivers, as the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and others, which,
by their magnitude, and by the extent of their overflowings, seemed as
little seas, or great lakes. In Isa. xi, 15, these words particularly
apply to the Nile at the Delta.