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kin´ē̇-reth, kin´ē̇-roth (×›Ö¼× Ö¼×¨×ª, kinnereth (; , etc.)), (×›Ö¼× ×¨×•×ª, kinăroÌ„th; Codex Vaticanus, ΚενεÏεÌθ, KenereÌth, Codex Alexandrinus, ΧενεÏοÌθ, CheneroÌth ()): Taking the order in which the towns are mentioned, this city seems to have lain North of Rakkath (?Tiberias). It may have occupied the site of el-Mejdel, at the Southwest corner of the plain of Gennesaret. From this city the sea took its Old Testament name (, etc.).