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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(circle). Originally the circuit containing the 20 towns given by
Solomon
to
Hiram
(
Josh. 20:7
7
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. (Joshua 20:7)
;
1 Kings 9:11
11
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. (1 Kings 9:11)
;
2 Kings 15:29
29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)
). In
time
of Christ, one of the largest provinces of
Palestine
, in which he spent the greater part of his
life
and ministry (
Luke 13:1; 23:6
1
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. (Luke 13:1)
6
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean. (Luke 23:6)
;
John 1:43-47
43
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! (John 1:43‑47)
;
Acts 1:11
11
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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This was a much smaller district in the
Old
Testament
than in the
New
Testament, although its area is not very defined. It seems formerly to have included a portion of
Naphtali
, and perhaps a portion of
Asher
. “
Kedesh
in Galilee,” one of the
cities of refuge
, was in Naphtali (
Josh. 20:7
7
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. (Joshua 20:7)
;
Josh. 21:32
32
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. (Joshua 21:32)
;
1 Chron. 6:76
76
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. (1 Chronicles 6:76)
).
Solomon
gave
Hiram
twenty cities in Galilee. These are not named, but they would naturally be near to
Tyre
. When Hiram went to view them he called them the “
land
of
Cabul
,” as if he included them all under the one name of “Cabul,” worthless. Now there was and is a
village
of this name on the frontier of Asher, which would seem to indicate that Asher was in the district of Galilee (
1 Kings 9:11-13
11
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
13
And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. (1 Kings 9:11‑13)
). About B.C. 740
Tiglath-pileser
carried away captive all the inhabitants of Naphtali, &c. (
2 Kings 15:29
29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)
). This was doubtless followed by the district being inhabited by
foreigners
, who, when the
captivity
of
Israel
was completed, would be able to spread themselves southward. Hence the term “Galilee
of the
Gentiles
” or nations, which does not occur until
Isaiah 9:1
1
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. (Isaiah 9:1)
: the
prophecy
is quoted in
Matthew 4:15
15
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; (Matthew 4:15)
.
In New Testament
times
Galilee had become a much larger district, including the portions of Asher, Naphtali, Zebulon, and
Issachar
. It had over 200 towns and
villages
, and about
three
million inhabitants in Josephus’
time
. It was bounded on the
south
by
Samaria
, and embraced the whole of the
north
part of
Palestine
. It included the towns of
Nain
,
Nazareth
, Cana,
Tiberias
,
Magdala
,
Dalmanutha
,
Bethsaida
,
Chorazin
, and
Capernaum
.
It is probable that the
Galilaeans
had a different manner of pronunciation, or the language spoken in Galilee was not so refined as that spoken at
Jerusalem
, which led to
Peter
being detected by his speech (
Matt. 26:69, 73
69
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. (Matthew 26:69)
73
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. (Matthew 26:73)
;
Mark 14:70
70
And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. (Mark 14:70)
). But the voice of the same Peter, under the
power
of
God
, was mighty on the
day
of
Pentecost
, though the hearers said “are not all these which speak Galilaeans?” (
Acts 2:7
7
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? (Acts 2:7)
). They were surprised to hear such men speak in foreign tongues, the more so because no
prophet
was ever looked for from thence, nor any good thing from Nazareth (
John 1:46
46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46)
;
John 7:52
52
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. (John 7:52)
). Still in that despised district the
Lord
spent His youth: thus early was He as One separated from the course of the nation of Israel, a
Nazarene
; and the principal part of His ministry was among the
poor
of the
flock
in that locality; fulfilling thus the will of God and the prophetic word, on which God had caused His people to
hope
.
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