Original: Data Summary : Lake Kinneret ( Sea of Galilee ) At 209 metres below sea level , it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world ( after the Dead Sea , a saltwater lake ) .
Simplified: It has also been called the Lake of Gennesaret or the Sea of Gennesaret ( Luke 5:1 ) after the name of a small fruitful plain on its western side .