Luke 5:1

Luke always referred to this body of water a lake (the other Gospel writers called it a sea); it is usually named the "Sea of Galilee." Youngblood, in the Nelson's New illustrated Bible Dictionary, states:

the name of a lake, a district, and a city in the New Testament:

1. The town Gennesaret, on the west shore of the lake of the same name. This town was a fortified city of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35) commonly referred to as Chinnereth.

2. The district of Gennesaret, identified in the Bible as "the land of Gennesaret" (Mark 6:53). This district was a plain extending two kilometers (one mile) from the Sea of Galilee along a five kilometer (three mile) section of Galilee's north shore. Figs, olives, palms, and a variety of other types of trees were grown in this regions rich, loamy soil.

3. The "Lake of Gennesaret" (Luke 5:1). This lake is more commonly known as the Sea of Galilee (Matt. 4:18) and is sometimes simply referred to as "the lake" (Luke 5:2).

crowding . . . listening. Jesus's powerful and authoritative ministry created in people a hunger for God's word (4:31-44). Gennesaret. Also known as the Sea of Galilee. Gennesaret was the area around the northwest side of the Sea. Thus, the name of the area often extended to the name of the Sea (see Num. 34:11). word of God. Often refers to the gospel message (Acts 8:12, 14).