The Definition of the word Galilee

Galilee

Circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of "Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it" the land of Cabul (q.v.). The Jews called it Galil. It "continued long to be occupied by the original inhabitants, and" "hence came to be called "Galilee of the Gentiles" (Matt. 4:15)," "and also "Upper Galilee," to distinguish it from the extensive" "addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was" "usually called "Lower Galilee." In the time of our Lord, Galilee" "embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending" "from Dan on the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, to the" "ridges of Carmel and Gilboa on the south, and from the Jordan" valley on the east away across the splendid plains of Jezreel "and Acre to the shores of the Mediterranean on the west." "Palestine was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and" "Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the" "country (Acts 9:31), and was the largest of the three." "It was the scene of some of the most memorable events of Jewish history. Galilee also was the home of our Lord during at least thirty years of his life. The first three Gospels are chiefly "taken up with our Lord's public ministry in this province. "The" entire province is encircled with a halo of holy associations "connected with the life, works, and teachings of Jesus of" "Nazareth." "It is noteworthy that of his thirty-two beautiful" "parables, no less than ninteen were spoken in Galilee. And it is" no less remarkable that of his entire thirty-three great "miracles, twenty-five were wrought in this province. His first" "miracle was wrought at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, and his" "last, after his resurrection, on the shore of Galilee's sea. In" "Galilee our Lord delivered the Sermon on The Mount, and the" "discourses on `The Bread of Life,' on `Purity,' on" "'Forgiveness,' and on `Humility.' In Galilee he called his first" disciples; and there occurred the sublime scene of the "Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria)." "When the Sanhedrin were about to proceed with some plan for the "condemnation of our Lord (John 7:45-52), Nicodemus interposed in" "his behalf. (Comp. Deut. 1:16, 17; 17:8.) They replied, "Art" "thou also of Galilee?.... Out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." "This saying of theirs was "not historically true, for two" "prophets at least had arisen from Galilee, Jonah of Gath-hepher," "and the greatest of all the prophets, Elijah of Thisbe, and" perhaps also Nahum and Hosea. Their contempt for Galilee made "them lose sight of historical accuracy" (Alford, Com.)." "The Galilean accent differed from that of Jerusalem in being broader and more guttural (Mark 14:70).