36 occurrences

'Lake' in the Bible

and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,

"Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake; the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations!

And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.

Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,

But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.

"Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.

That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,

Meanwhile the boat was far out on the Lake, buffeted and tossed by the waves, the wind being adverse.

Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.

When the disciples arrived at the other side of the Lake, they found that they had forgotten to bring any bread;

"However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman.

Again He went out to the shore of the Lake, and the whole multitude kept coming to Him, and He taught them.

Accordingly Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Lake, and a vast crowd of people from Galilee followed Him;

Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a vast multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.

So they arrived at the opposite shore of the Lake, in the country of the Gerasenes.

He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake.

When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side, a vast multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore of the Lake,

When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.

Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.

On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

One day He went on board a boat--both He and his disciples; and He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake." So they set sail.

During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril.

The demons came out of the man and left him, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently over the cliff into the Lake and were drowned.

After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias)

There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

The Lake also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.

Next morning the crowd who were still standing about on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him.

So when they had crossed the Lake and had found Him, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

After this, Jesus again showed Himself to the disciples. It was at the Lake of Tiberias. The circumstances were as follows.

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לקּוּם 
Laqquwm 
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λίμνη 
Limne 
Usage: 8