Galilee is a region in northern Israel. Nazareth is the town most English readers know; the Sea of Galilee — really a large lake — lies to the east.

Galilee isGalilee（加利利）是 a region in northern Israel以色列北部的一個地區。Nazareth is the town most English readers knowNazareth（拿撒勒）是大多數英語讀者知道的城鎮；the Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee（加利利海）——really a large lake其實是個大湖——lies to the east位在它的東邊。

In the New Testament it is the country where Jesus lived and taught before he went south to Jerusalem, so the name carries a strong Christian story even for people who have never been there. In geography it is simply that northern area.

In the New Testament it is the country在新約聖經裡，這裡是那個地方 where Jesus lived and taught耶穌在那裡生活、傳道，before he went south to Jerusalem在他南下前往耶路撒冷之前，so the name carries a strong Christian story所以這個地名帶著濃厚的基督教故事色彩，even for people who have never been there就算是從沒去過那裡的人也一樣。In geography it is simply that northern area從地理上來說，它單純就是那個北部地區。

A much rarer sense, mostly in old church architecture, calls a porch at the west end of some churches a galilee, probably because Galilee sat as an outlying region of the biblical land. For learners, the place in Israel is the meaning that matters.

A much rarer sense一個少見得多的意思，mostly in old church architecture主要出現在古老的教堂建築裡，calls a porch at the west end of some churches a galilee把某些教堂西側的門廊叫做 galilee，probably because Galilee sat as an outlying region of the biblical land可能是因為加利利在聖經時代的土地上本來就是個偏遠地區。For learners對學習者來說，the place in Israel is the meaning that matters重要的意思是以色列的那個地方。