Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee is one of the most familiar bodies of water in the Bible‚ especially to readers of the Gospels․ Many of the events in the earthly life of Jesus Christ took place in the region of Galilee and areas surrounding the Sea of Galilee․ In one of the most spectacular miracles of the Gospels‚ Jesus walks on the surface of the Sea of Galilee․ Two other remarkable and well-known miracles that happened near the Sea of Galilee were the feeding of the four and five thousands․