<P> The Sea of Galilee , also Kinneret or Kinnereth , Lake of Gennesaret , or Lake Tiberias ( Hebrew : יָם כִּנֶּרֶת ‬ , Judeo - Aramaic : יַמּא דטבריא ; גִּנֵּיסַר Arabic : بحيرة طبريا ‎ ) , is a freshwater lake in Israel . It is approximately 53 km ( 33 mi ) in circumference , about 21 km ( 13 mi ) long , and 13 km ( 8.1 mi ) wide . Its area is 166.7 km ( 64.4 sq mi ) at its fullest , and its maximum depth is approximately 43 m ( 141 feet ) . At levels between 215 metres ( 705 ft ) and 209 metres ( 686 ft ) below sea level , it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second - lowest lake in the world ( after the Dead Sea , a saltwater lake ) . The lake is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south . </P>
<P> The Sea of Galilee , also Kinneret or Kinnereth , Lake of Gennesaret , or Lake Tiberias ( Hebrew : יָם כִּנֶּרֶת ‬ , Judeo - Aramaic : יַמּא דטבריא ; גִּנֵּיסַר Arabic : بحيرة طبريا ‎ ) , is a freshwater lake in Israel . It is approximately 53 km ( 33 mi ) in circumference , about 21 km ( 13 mi ) long , and 13 km ( 8.1 mi ) wide . Its area is 166.7 km ( 64.4 sq mi ) at its fullest , and its maximum depth is approximately 43 m ( 141 feet ) . At levels between 215 metres ( 705 ft ) and 209 metres ( 686 ft ) below sea level , it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second - lowest lake in the world ( after the Dead Sea , a saltwater lake ) . The lake is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south . </P>
is the sea of galilee salt water or freshwater
is the sea of galilee salt water or freshwater
freshwater
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