Kinneret (archaeological site)

City: Kinneret, Chinnereth;
Archaeological site: Tel Kinrot (Modern Hebrew),
Tell el-'Oreimeh (Arabic)
כִּנֶּרֶת‎
Tel Kinrot (the mound behind the field) from northwest
Kinneret (archaeological site) is located in Israel
Kinneret (archaeological site)
Shown within Israel
Coordinates32°51′38″N 35°30′26″E / 32.86056°N 35.50722°E / 32.86056; 35.50722
TypeSettlement

Kinneret (Hebrew: כִּנֶּרֶת) is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city situated on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned in the 14th century BC Aqhat Epic of Ugarit, and in the Old Testament and New Testament. Older Bible translations spell the name alternatively Kinnereth or Chinnereth, and sometimes in the plural as Chinneroth.[1][2] In time the name became Gennesaret and Ginosar (Hebrew: גִּנֵּיסַר). The remains of Kinneret have been excavated at a site called Tell el-'Oreimeh (Tell el-‘Orēme) in Arabic and Tel Kinrot in Modern Hebrew.

  1. ^ "Bible Hub, Chinneroth". biblehub.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  2. ^ Arnold, Bill T.; Beyer, Bryan E. (2002). Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study. Baker Academic. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8010-2292-0.