Galilee

Galilee is a region named in 78 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Galilee (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 20:7
  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.So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 21:32
  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.And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 9:11
  (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.King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 15:29
  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.In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:76
  And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 9:1
  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.Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Matthew

• Matthew 2:22
  But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
• Matthew 3:13
  Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
• Matthew 4:12
  Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
• Matthew 4:13
  And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
• Matthew 4:15
  The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
• Matthew 4:23
  And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
• Matthew 4:25
  And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
• Matthew 11:1
  And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
• Matthew 14:1
  At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
• Matthew 15:21
  Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
• Matthew 17:22
  And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
• Matthew 19:1
  And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
• Matthew 21:11
  And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
• Matthew 26:32
  But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
• Matthew 26:69
  Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
• Matthew 27:55
  And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
• Matthew 28:7
  And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
• Matthew 28:10
  Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
• Matthew 28:16
  Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.

Mark

• Mark 1:9
  And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
• Mark 1:14
  Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
• Mark 1:28
  And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
• Mark 1:39
  And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
• Mark 3:7
  But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
• Mark 6:21
  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
• Mark 7:24
  And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
• Mark 8:27
  And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
• Mark 9:30
  And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,
• Mark 14:28
  But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
• Mark 15:41
  (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
• Mark 16:7
  But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

Luke

• Luke 1:26
  And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
• Luke 2:4
  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
• Luke 2:39
  And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
• Luke 3:1
  Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
• Luke 3:19
  But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
• Luke 4:14
  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
• Luke 4:31
  And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
• Luke 5:17
  And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
• Luke 8:26
  And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
• Luke 9:7
  Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
• Luke 13:1
  There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
• Luke 13:2
  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?
• Luke 17:11
  And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
• Luke 23:5
  And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
• Luke 23:6
  When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
• Luke 23:7
  And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
• Luke 23:49
  And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
• Luke 23:55
  And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
• Luke 24:6
  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

John

• John 1:43
  The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
• John 2:1
  And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
• John 2:11
  This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
• John 4:3
  He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
• John 4:43
  Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
• John 4:45
  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
• John 4:46
  So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
• John 4:47
  When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
• John 4:54
  This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
• John 7:1
  After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
• John 7:3
  His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
• John 7:9
  When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
• John 7:41
  Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
• John 7:52
  They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
• John 12:21
  The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
• John 21:2
  There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

Acts

• Acts 1:11
  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.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
• Acts 2:7
  And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans?Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
• Acts 5:37
  After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
• Acts 9:31
  Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 10:37
  That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
• Acts 13:31
  And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.