galilee

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galilee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Galilee \Gal"i*lee\, n. [Supposed to have been so termed in
     allusion to the scriptural "Galilee of the Gentiles." cf. OF.
     galil['e]e.] (Arch.)
     A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey
     church, where the monks collected on returning from
     processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment,
     and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they
     were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently
     applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham
     cathedrals. --Gwilt.
     [1913 Webster]

galilee - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Galilee
      n 1: an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of
           Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of
           Jesus's ministry

galilee - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Galilee
  circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered
  him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of
  Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it
  "the land of Cabul" (q.v.). The Jews called it Galil. It
  continued long to be occupied by the original inhabitants, and
  hence came to be called "Galilee of the Gentiles" (Matt. 4:15),
  and also "Upper Galilee," to distinguish it from the extensive
  addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was
  usually called "Lower Galilee." In the time of our Lord, Galilee
  embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending
  "from Dan on the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, to the
  ridges of Carmel and Gilboa on the south, and from the Jordan
  valley on the east away across the splendid plains of Jezreel
  and Acre to the shores of the Mediterranean on the west."
  Palestine was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and
  Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the
  country (Acts 9:31), and was the largest of the three.
  
    It was the scene of some of the most memorable events of
  Jewish history. Galilee also was the home of our Lord during at
  least thirty years of his life. The first three Gospels are
  chiefly taken up with our Lord's public ministry in this
  province. "The entire province is encircled with a halo of holy
  associations connected with the life, works, and teachings of
  Jesus of Nazareth." "It is noteworthy that of his thirty-two
  beautiful parables, no less than ninteen were spoken in Galilee.
  And it is no less remarkable that of his entire thirty-three
  great miracles, twenty-five were wrought in this province. His
  first miracle was wrought at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, and
  his last, after his resurrection, on the shore of Galilee's sea.
  In Galilee our Lord delivered the Sermon on The Mount, and the
  discourses on 'The Bread of Life,' on 'Purity,' on
  'Forgiveness,' and on 'Humility.' In Galilee he called his first
  disciples; and there occurred the sublime scene of the
  Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria).
  
    When the Sanhedrin were about to proceed with some plan for
  the condemnation of our Lord (John 7:45-52), Nicodemus
  interposed in his behalf. (Comp. Deut. 1:16,17; 17:8.) They
  replied, "Art thou also of Galilee?.... Out of Galilee ariseth
  no prophet." This saying of theirs was "not historically true,
  for two prophets at least had arisen from Galilee, Jonah of
  Gath-hepher, and the greatest of all the prophets, Elijah of
  Thisbe, and perhaps also Nahum and Hosea. Their contempt for
  Galilee made them lose sight of historical accuracy" (Alford,
  Com.).
  
    The Galilean accent differed from that of Jerusalem in being
  broader and more guttural (Mark 14:70).