This was all
that could be obtained to the Christian community for a loss of 6,000
of their lives, 20,000 rendered homeless, and damage to their property
of at least L2,000,000._
[30] _See John ii, 1; also iv, 46, i, 47 and xxi, 2._
[31] _Tiberias was built by the Romans in A.D. 20. It is only once
mentioned in the Bible (John vi, 23). The modern town is much smaller
than was the ancient one. In 1837, half the population perished by a
great earthquake._
[32] _Lake Tiberias in the Old Testament was called the "Sea of
Chinnereth," and the "Sea of Chinneroth" (Numb. xxxiv, 11; Deut. iii,
17; Josh. xii, 3, xix, 35).
In the New Testament, in addition to the names in the text above, it is
called the "Lake of Gennesaret" from the plains of that name on its
north-western shore.
In the vicinity of the lake our Lord spent the larger portion of his
life, thus we find it continually mentioned throughout the four
Gospels. Some of the references are: Matt. iv, 13, viii, 24, 28, xiii,
1, xiv, 25, xvii, 27; John vi, 1, xxi; Luke v, 1. At that time other
towns stood upon its shores, including Capernaum and Bethsaida.
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