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==Galilee in the New Testament==

[[file: DoreJesusSeaGalilee.jpg |thumb|''Jesus Preaching at the Sea of Galilee'' by Gustave Doré, 1866]]Jesus carried out most of His ministry in Galilee. This was to fulfill the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah, “In the past, he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future, he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+9%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 9:1 }}</ref> Jesus performed more than 20 miracles in Galilee. Most of them were performed at the Sea of Galilee. It was also the Sea of Galilee where Jesus called Peter, Andrew, and [[James (Son of Zebedee)|James]] and his brother [[John (Apostle)|John]], who were fishermen, to be His disciples; 11 of the 12 disciples were from Galilee.<ref name="사람낚는어부" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+27%3A55&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 27:55 }}</ref> After Jesus was [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrected]], He went back to Galilee to meet His disciples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+26%3A32&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 26:32 }}</ref>