Talk:Kinneret (archaeological site)

Appelations "Kinneret" and "Ginosar" (Gennesaret)
The article's lede points out that the name "Kinneret" (a town), identified as Tell el-'Oreimeh in Arabic and Tel Kinrot in Modern Hebrew, had later evolved into the Hebrew name, Ginosar (Gennesaret). The article cites no reference for this fact. While there was, indeed, a town by the name of "Kinneret" and which gave its name to the lake, the "Sea of Galilee" (also called "Kinneret"), historical geographers have also pointed out that there was a town called "Ginosar" (Gennesaret) also built along the shores of the "Sea of Galilee" and which they identify as being Khurbet Kuneitriah, an ancient ruin situated between Tiberias and Migdal [see: Ishtori Haparchi, Sefer Kaftor Vaferach (ed. Avraham Havatzelet), vol. 2, Jerusalem 2007, p. 54 (note 31)], unlike Tel Kinrot (the ancient "Kinneret") which is located between Capernaum and Migdal (Magdala). According to them, these were two different towns bearing different names. Perhaps the writer's intent was that both names were used for the "Sea of Galilee," the one name ("Kinneret") being replaced for the other ("Ginosar"). However, to say that the name of one town (Kinneret) evolved into a different name (Ginosar, or "Gennesaret") would require citing a reliable source for such an assertion.Davidbena (talk) 04:34, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Highly-informative and fascinating comment. This issue really needs to be sorted out. O Murr (talk) 20:10, 28 September 2019 (UTC)