Gennesaret, also known as Kinneret, was an important Bronze and Iron Age city situated on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is mentioned in the Bible and in the Aqhat Epic of Ugarit. Older Bible translations name Kinneret alternatively Kinnereth or Chinnereth, and sometimes in the plural as Chinneroth. The name ultimately became Gennesaret and Ginosar. The remains of Kinneret have been excavated at a site called Tell el-‘Oreimeh (Tel Kinrot ).

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