Kaẖal in Northern District
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Gennesaret

Gennesaret, Gennesareth or Ginosar, ("a garden of riches") was a town alloted to the tribe of Naphtali, called "Kinnereth", sometimes in the plural form "Kinneroth" . In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezareth, Genezar and Gennesaret. No trace of the Gennesaret city remains. Flavius Josephus refers to the area as having very rich soil. This city stood on the northwestern shore of the lake to which it gave its name: Lake of Gennesaret.

Located at 32.8606, 35.5072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well)

The ruins at Jubb Yussef in the Galilee are identified with the pit in Dothan, into which the Biblical figure Joseph was cast into by his brothers, later to be sold to a caravan of Midianites making its way toward Egypt. For centuries, the site served as a crossroads on the Via Maris linking Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia. From the 10th century onward, it is mentioned as a landmark, a holy place, and a source of water for caravans.

Located at 32.9194, 35.5369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Water wells, District of Safad, Archaeological sites in Israel

Kahal

Kahal is a moshav in the Galilee near Highway 85 in northern Israel. The moshav is a combined agricultural community. It lies at the border of the Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee, north of Lake Kinneret and just northwest of Tabgha. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council and was established in 1980. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}

Located at 32.8918, 35.5096 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Moshavim

Domus Galilaeae

Domus Galilaeae or House of Galilee, located on the peak of Mount of Beatitudes, above and north of Capernaum and the Sea of Galilee, is a modern Christian meeting place, primarily used for Christian seminars and conventions. Run by the Catholic organisation Neocatechumenal Way, Domus Galilaeae employs about 150 persons full-time, including laborers, technicians, and volunteers. There are 37 Arab Christian workers, 32 Arab Muslims, 20 Druzes, 10 Maronites, and 21 Hebrew technicians.

Located at 32.9022, 35.5518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Israel, Christianity in Israel, Roman Catholic churches in Israel

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Tiberias. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 21, 1948. It was located 8 km north of Tiberias, nearby Wadi Rubadiyya. In 1945, it had a population of 1,240. A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Muhammad remains. The village also contained Khirbat Abu Shusha, which had the ruins of water-powered mills.

Located at 32.8535, 35.5094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Tiberias

Nahal Amud

The Nahal Amud, also known as the Wadi Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee that spills into the Sea of Galilee. The stream's source, Ramat Dalton, is located 800 meters above sea level. Its drainage basin includes the peaks of Mount Canaan (955 meters) and Mount Meron (1,204 meters) and flows south through eastern Galilee to the northwest part of the Sea of Galilee - a height of less than 200 meters below sea level.

Located at 32.8809, 35.5033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Vered Hagalil

Vered Hagalil (Means "Rose of Galilee" in Hebrew) is an American-style ranch in the Galilee, uphill from the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee The ranch was founded in 1961 by Yehuda Avni, a Chicago-born Jew who established himself in Israel in 1949. At the time, it was a largely barren hillside, where they built the ranch-house, and for many years cultivated roses that were used to manufacture a rose-drink.

Located at 32.905, 35.5506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hotels in Israel, Hebrew words and phrases

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh

Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh ("Cave of the Robbers") is a prehistoric archaeology site in Galilee, Israel. It is situated 0.8 km from the Nahal Amud outlet, approximately 30 m above the wadi bed (148 m below sea level). It was found to house a fossil today known as the "Galilee skull" and "Galilee Man". The skull is the first ancient fossilised hominid found in Western Asia. It's taxonomy is that of H. heidelbergensis.

Located at 32.8558, 35.5272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Hominin fossils