(). The name appears in the singular form as "Kinneret" (, ) or in the plural as "Kinneroth" (). New Testament Gospels In the New Testament the name appears changed to Gennesaret (). This city or area is also a place where Jesus visited and performed healing (). The Douay-Rheims Bible uses the form "Genesar", see Gospel of Matthew [34] And having passed the water, they came into the country of Genesar. (Matthew 14:34). Josephus and Babylonian Talmud Flavius Josephus, as well as the Babylonian Talmud mention the lake by the name "Sea of Ginosar" after the small fertile plain of Ginosar that lies at the foot of Tell el-'Oreimeh, ancient Kinneret. Josephus refers to the area as having very rich soil. Identification and location The site of the fortified Bronze and Iron Age city of Kinneret is identified with the mound known in Arabic as Tell el-'Oreimeh and in modern Hebrew as Tel Kinrot, halfway between Capernaum and Magdala. Situated on an important trade route, its elevated position meant that it also overlooked and guarded the Plain of Ginosar from its northern end. The site has the ICS Coordinates: 200805-1252830; ca. 32.87000 N, 35.539312 E. Archaeological exploration The tell is being excavated as part of a large archaeological project which is ongoing since 2002. See also Cities in the Book of Joshua References Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Tel Kinrot page on the website of the "Kinneret Regional Project" international archaeological expedition archaeological sites in Israel New Testament places Hebrew Bible places Former populated places in Southwest Asia Tells (archaeology) Sea of Galilee