Mark 6:53

53 Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.

Mark 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.

Mark 6:53 In-Context

51 Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.

52 For they had not learned the lesson taught by the loaves, but their minds were dull.

53 Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.

54 But no sooner had they gone ashore than the people immediately recognized Him.

55 Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him the sick on their mats wherever they heard He was.