Note 1 at Mt. 14:34: The land of Gennesaret was a narrow, fertile plain about two miles wide and four miles long which ran along the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It ran from the city of Magdala (Mt. 15:39) on the western shore north and northeast almost to Capernaum. It was well watered and fertile, and according to Josephus, produced walnuts, palms, figs, olives, and grapes. Some maps also list a city by that name in the same area. The Sea of Galilee was also referred to as the Sea of Gennesaret (Lk. 5:1; see note 9 at Mk. 6:45, p. 176).