Markos 6:53

53 And having crossed over onto the land, they came to Gennesaret and anchored.

Markos 6:53 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:53

And when they had passed over
The lake of Gennesaret, or sea of "Galilee",

they came into the land of Gennesaret; (See Gill on Matthew 14:34); to Capernaum, as appears from ( John 6:17 John 6:24 ) for Capernaum was in the land of Gennesaret; to which agrees what Josephus says, that the land of Gennesaret was watered with a very excellent spring, which the inhabitants of that place called Capernaum ^F8:

and drew to the shore:
this is omitted in the Syriac and Persic versions: and the Arabic reads, "and they cast anchors".

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 35.

Markos 6:53 In-Context

51 And he got into the sirah (boat) with them. And the wind died down. And in themselves they were exceedingly amazed.

52 For they did not have binah concerning the loaves [See 6:43], but their levavot (hearts) had been hardened.

53 And having crossed over onto the land, they came to Gennesaret and anchored.

54 And when they disembark from the sirah (boat), the people ofen ort recognized Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

55 And the people rushed everywhere in that region, and they began carrying about on their mats cholim where they heard he was.