What is Galilee?
[[File:Lower Galilee map.svg|thumb|300px|Map of Galilee]] [[File:Lemon Orchard in the Galilee by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|An [[orchard]], in Upper Galilee]] '''Galilee''' ({{lang-he|הגליל}} ''ha-Galil'', lit: ''the province'', [[Latin]]: ''Galileia'', {{lang-ar|الجليل}} ''al-Jaleel'') is a region in northern [[Israel]]. It is traditionally divided into Upper and Lower Galilee. It is mentioned frequently in the [[New Testament]]. Most of Galilee is rocky terrain, between {{Convert|500|m}} and {{Convert|700|m}} of altitude.The term Western Galilee is a modern one, it refers to the area in the west, near the sea. The capital of galilee is tiberias. == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Galilee}} {{multistub|geo|Asia}} [[Category:Regions of Israel]] [[Category:Ancient Israel and Judah]]