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Sea of Galilee

Ancient name
Tiberiadis Mare
Modern name
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is a large freshwater lake in the historic region of Galilee, in present-day Israel. Its main source is the Jordan River, which flows through it from north to south: this relationship is generally depicted accurately on many Sfera maps that include both features.
Coordinates
32.81, 35.59
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M029

Variant spellings of Sea of Galilee in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
.M. digalilea Morg
.m.digalileea He3
M. di ga[...]lea Ricc6
m. di galilea Cs1
M[are] digalilea BL02
mar de galilea Spe
mar di galilea Magl2, ME2
mar di ghalilea Ricc15
mar digalilea Laur3
mar dighalilea Marc1
mare Fn6
MARE CALILEE Ashb3
mare de galilea NB
Mare degalilea Vat3
Mare di galilea Fn9, Med1
mare di galilea Barb4
mare di ghalilea Par1, Pnc5, Ricc8
Mare digalilea Parm2
mare digalilea He2
mare digalileA Ricc9
mare dighalilea Pal8
Mare dighalilea Per2
mare galilea He1
Mare galilea Par4
MARE GALILEE Med3
MARE GALILEO Wie1
mare ghalileo Fn8
Maredigalilea Chig1
maredighalile Fn12
Marre degalilea Fo
oazi di galilea Med2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Sea of Galilee.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sea-of-galilee/.