Galilee

Galilee (Greek Γαλιλαία Galilaia, latin Galilee, Hebrew הגליל haGalil, an abbreviation of galil ha - goyim " District of the Gentiles " ) is a large area in the north of Israel, which is divided into the three parts of the Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, and Western Galilee.

History

In the 8th century BC, the royal dynasty of Omrides formed the mighty Hebrew kingdom of Israel in the north of present-day State of Israel. It mainly included the territories of Samaria and Galilee. The Hebrew kingdom united various city states and cult centers. The most important city was Shechem with the Temple Mount Gerizim, it was later superseded by the city of Samaria. Galilee was conquered by the Assyrians and deported the Israeli upper class. In the field settled subsequently various members of Eastern peoples. As a result, it gained Hebrew southern kingdom of Judah to Jerusalem. After the decline of the Assyrian supremacy of the Temple in Jerusalem was the central place of worship of Israel, and there was an attempt to bring the Galilee under the suzerainty of the king of Judah. After the Babylonian exile, this policy could be expanded and Galilee, to a part of the Jerusalem monarchy. In Roman times, Galilee was a separate province. Under the Crusaders, Galilee was a principality under the Prince Tancred (1099-1101), Hugo von Falkenberg (1101-1106), Gervaise Bazoches (1106-1108), Joscelin of Courtenay (1113-1119), William I of Bures ( 1119-1143), Elinand (1143-1150), Simon (1150-1153), William I of Bures (1153-1158), Walter of St. Omer (1159-1174) and Raymond ( III.) of Tripoli ( 1174 -1187 ). 1187, the Principality of Saladin conquered.

Geography

Galilee comprises more than a third of Israel and extending "from Dan to the north, at the foot of Mount Hermon to the borders of Mount Carmel and Gilboa on the south and the Jordan Valley to the east over the plain of Jezreel and Acre to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. " In the Roman period, Israel was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and Galilee, which comprised the entire northern section of the country; Galilee was the largest province.

Major cities

• Sepphoris
• Tiberias
• Akko

Biblical references

Once Solomon made the plateau below Naftali King Hiram, King of Tyre, as a reward for certain services as a fiefdom. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, calling it " the land of Cabul ". (1 Kings 9:11-13 EU) The Hebrews called it Galil.

Also, Nazareth and the Sea of ​​Galilee as a place of life and ministry of Jesus are in Galilee.

Transferred, symbolizing importance

In church architecture is referred to as a Galilee porch or antechurch, from which the Christians according to the example given in Galilee sending command of the Risen Christ (Mt 28,16 ff EU) go out into the world and preach the gospel.