Galilee
A place in the Bible
The region in the north, around the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus grew up and began to preach.
What happened here
- Jesus went all through it: he taught in its synagogues, proclaimed the kingdom, and healed the sick.
- The Annunciation: Nazareth, Mary’s town, was in Galilee.
- After he rose: the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had told them.
Today
It is northern Israel.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 4:23; Luke 1:26; Matthew 28:16; Mark 1:9; Matthew 4:18
What the Bible says
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 every infirmity, among the people.
Luke 1:26
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
Matthew 28:16
And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Galilee”; Britannica, “Galilee”