One common mode of travel between the cities circling the Sea of Galilee was by boat.
An incident upon the sea in the Savior's ministry is His miraculous calming of its waters during a storm. (See Matt. 8:23-27 and Mark 4:36-41.)
The Sea of Galilee is a fresh-water inland lake a little more than 12 miles long and seven miles wide. The Jordan River flows through it, from north to south, on its way to the Dead Sea.The western shores of the Sea of Galilee are about 12 to 15 miles from Nazareth, where Jesus spent His boyhood years, so it is likely He was familiar with the sea and its neighboring hills.
Being about 680 feet below sea level, the body of water becomes quite warm during certain times.
Cold air rushing down from the sharply rising hills meets the warm air rising from the water. The result is a sudden and violent storm.
It is probable that it was such a storm that arose when Jesus and His disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee.
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Information compiled by Gerry Avant
Sources: Jesus the Christ, by Elder James E. Talmage; The Life of Christ, by Frederic W. Farrar; and October 1944 General Conference Report