Galilee
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- proper noun
- /ˈɡælɪli/
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Galilea
- Some 160,000 remained in Israel after the 1948-49 war, mostly in the Galilee, the Little Triangle region, and the Negev.
- Sea of Galilee
- Galilee in Israel
- Galilee region
But we've got land and Ako today in the north, right on the Galilee, and we may pull this thing off.
- But we've got land and Ako today in the north, right on the Galilee, and we may pull this thing off.
- Well, it says when they completed everything, they returned to Galilee.
- The pre marken passion story of Jesus which foreshadows his appearance in Galilee and is an extremely early source.
- By late September, observers sense a flare up coming, especially in the South and Galilee, where neither side feels bound by UN lines.
- OK, so particular place in the whole earth, Galilee.
Examples
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All the while, villages across Galilee and the coastal plain brace for raids.
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- See you in Galilee!
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As it happens, we're going back to Galilee anyway.
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This is the most important thing to happen since Jesus walked in Galilee.
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It says tell them to go to Galilee and wait.
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Look at the people in Galilee and Judea suffering, crying out for help, for mercy, for justice!
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We know that Bethlehem of Galilee was a bustling center of Jewish life around the time of Jesus' birth.
Academic text (2005) -
Many of the disciples who encountered Jesus beyond death had walked with him in Galilee and accompanied him to Jerusalem.
Academic text (2006) -
Horovitz has just returned from the Galilee region, where he collected grapevines for planting.
Academic text (1996) -
2,000 years ago, in Galilee and Jerusalem, a man called Jesus began his ministry.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galilee comes from the old Hebrew word Galil, which means 'district' or 'circle'. So, Galilee literally means 'the district', and that is why the name is used today for the region in northern Israel and for the nearby Sea of Galilee, where Jesus taught.