Strong G10562 sensesΓαλιλαία

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong G1056

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong G1056 appears in 62 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. GalileeG1056GRegion in northern Israel; key location in Jesus' ministry55 verses · 5 books
2. (Sea of) GalileeG1056HFreshwater lake in northern Israel; location of Jesus' ministry5 verses · Matthew, Mark, John

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• galilee62

First verses

1. Matthew 2:22
   But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
2. Matthew 3:13
   Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
3. Matthew 4:12
   Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
4. Matthew 4:15
   The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
5. Matthew 4:18
   And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
6. Matthew 4:23
   And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
7. Matthew 4:25
   And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
8. Matthew 15:29
   And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
9. Matthew 17:22
   And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
10. Matthew 19:1
    And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;
11. Matthew 21:11
    And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12. Matthew 26:32
    But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
13. Matthew 27:55
    And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
14. Matthew 28:7
    And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
15. Matthew 28:10
    Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
16. Matthew 28:16
    Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17. Mark 1:9
    And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
18. Mark 1:14
    Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
19. Mark 1:16
    Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
20. Mark 1:28
    And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.