Galilee
- Ancient name
- Galilea
- Modern name
- Galilee
- Modern country
- Israel
- Coordinates
- 32.75, 35.25
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364284
Galilee (known for the Sea of Galilee) is a mountainous region in northern Israel. It is one of several Biblical regions of the Holy Land that typically appear on the Sfera maps; see also Judea, Samaria.
The toponym Galilee appears in La Sfera in the following places:
Click on any citation to view it in context in the edition.
Map of the location P067
Variant spellings of Galilee in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Ga[...]ea | Med1 |
| gahaliliea | Ricc12 |
| galile / a | Ricc1 |
| galilea | Barb4, Bos, Con4, Cs1, Fn3, He3, Laur3, Marc1, Med2, NB, NYPL1, NYPL3, Pad1, Ro2, Spe, Urb1 |
| Galilea | BL02, Barb3, Borg, Cap1, Chig1, Clas2, Con1, Con3, Cors2, Fo, Luc2, Magl2, Marc2, Morg, NYPL2, New, Pal5, Pal6, Parm2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Ricc17, Ricc8, Urb2, Vat3 |
| GALILEA | Ricc11 |
| galileA | Ricc9 |
| ghalilea | Ashb2, Chig2, Fn9, He2, ME2, Magl4, NYPL1, Pal8, Pnc5, Ricc13 |
| Ghalilea | Per2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Galilee.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/galilee/.