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In Matthew 14, the apostles are afraid they will drown in a storm on the sea of Galilee. This "Sea" is just a large lake, less than half the size of Lake Tahoe. Would 1st Century fisherman really be at risk in such a small body of water?

by /u/ThomasRaith in /r/AskHistorians

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