The Sea of Galilee , also Kinneret , Lake of Gennesaret , or Lake Tiberias ( Hebrew : יָם כִּנֶּרֶת , Judeo-Aramaic : יַמּא דטבריא , Arabic : بحيرة طبريا ) , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel , and it is approximately 53 km ( 33 mi ) in circumference , about 21 km ( 13 mi ) long , and 13 km ( 8.1 mi ) wide .
The Sea of Galilee is Israel 's largest freshwater lake , about 53 kilometers ( 33 miles ) around , about 21 km ( 13 miles ) long , and 13 km ( 8 miles ) wide ; it has a total area of 166 km ² , and a depth of about 43 meters .