Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Galilee
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| Meaning | Circuit, revolution. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Galilee is Hebrew in origin and it's meaning is circuit or revolution.
Galilee is pronounced gaw-lee-lee. In the Old Testament, Galilee was a country in the mountains of Naphthali. Solomon gave twenty towns of this country to Hiram the king of Tyre as payment for transporting timber to Jerusalem for purpose of building the temple. In the New Testament, Galilee was the largest of the three provinces of Palestine. Jesus Christ spent most of His life in this province. Nazareth, Cana and Capernaum were all a part of Galilee. His resurrection was on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Biblical reference for baby name Galilee: Joshua 20:7; 21:32; Isaiah 9:1; Matthew 2:22; 3:13; 4:12, 15, 18, 23, 25; 17:22; 21:11; 26:32; 28:10; Mark 1:9, 16, 39; 3:7; 9:30; 14:28; 16:7; 1:26; Luke 2:39; 4:14, 31, 44; 5:17; 23:5; 24:6; John 1:43; 2:11; 4:46, 54; 7:9, 52; 12:21; 21:2; Acts 9:31; 10:37; 13:31 Strong's concordance H1551 and G1056 |
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