Fishing In Galilee

[Christina]

The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like a Seine G4522 a net for fishing, a seine or drag netMat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Mar 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men The dragnet or seine is the oldest type of fishing net, and its use was once the most important fishing method on the Sea of Galilee. In the Hebrew Scriptures it is called HE·rem, and in Greek sagene, from which the word “seine” is derived. Sources such as Egyptian tomb paintings dating from the third millennium B.C.E. suggest that this fishing method was widely used in ancient times throughout the countries of the East.The seine is a 250 to 300-meter-long piece of netting three to four meters high at its wings and eight meters high at the center. The foot rope is weighted with sinkers, and the head rope has cork floats. The net is spread a hundred meters or more from the shore and parallel to it, and hauled in by a team of as many as sixteen men with towing lines attached to each end. Once the hauling begins, the motion must be continuous. As long as the net is advancing, the fish face the net trying to escape rather than swimming away from it. However, if the pulling motion were even briefly stopped before the net reached the shore, the fish would escape.Strong's Number G4522 matches the Greek σαγήνη (sagēnē), which occurs 1 time in 1 verse in the Greek concordance of the KJVMat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Mat 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [which is] instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure [things] new and old. Mat 13:53 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. On a side note there was second type net used in the galilee Trammel Net - entangling netsThe trammel net is the only net from ancient times that is still used commercially on the Sea of Galilee. Unlike seine fishing, trammel fishing is done at night. Also unlike the seine, the trammel is a compound net consisting of three layers held together by one corked head-rope and one leaded foot-rope. The two external layers are approximately 1.8 meters high with large mesh measuring 125 mm. from knot to knot. The middle layer is of normal mesh, about 35 to 45 mm. from knot to knot, but has more material than the outer layers and hangs loosely between them.In Jesus’ time fishing nets were made of linen thread, and such a net from the time of the Bar-Kochva Revolt (132–135 C.E.) was found in a cave near Ein-Gedi in 1961. By the fifth century C.E. cotton, imported from India and cultivated somewhat in the land of Israel, replaced linen and was used in these nets until it was replaced by synthetic fibers in the middle of this century.Using the Trammel Trammel net fishermen generally meet on the shore in the early evening, mending their nets and arranging them in the stern of the boat. Sailing or rowing to the fishing grounds, they quietly lower the net into the water so that it forms a wide curve, with the open side facing the shore. The leaded foot-rope pulls the net to the floor of the lake and the corks along the head-rope keep the net upright like a wall. Gourds, and later tin cans, were tied to the two ends of theuse in commercial fishing ( in commercial fishing: Entangling nets ) Similarly operated are entangling nets, single or double walled, and three-walled trammel nets. These are used in sea fisheries for hake, shark, rays, salmon, sturgeons, halibut, plaice, shrimps, prawns, lobster, spiny lobster, king crabs, and turtles. Single-walled nets are used in the southern part of the Caspian Sea and in the Black Sea to catch sturgeons by entangling. The primary types of net used for fishing are drift nets, surrounding (encircling, or encompassing) nets, and trap nets. Drift nets—which include gill and trammel nets used at the surface and bottom-set nets used on the seabed—capture fish by entangling them. Though I couldnt find this particular word in scripture I found it's description of entangling and used at night (dark) very reminestant of how Satan works entangling men with his lies interesting these were two most often used nets in Jesus timeThe jewish Encyclopedia declaresAccording to the Rabbis, there were in the East not less than 700 kinds of unclean fish, but in the West one need not scruple to eat the roe of any fish, because no unclean fish is found there

 

[Christina]

Some Fishy FactsThe Bible does not mention any particular fish by name. "Dag" and "nun" are the generic terms covering all species, thus designated as exceedingly prolific and always to be found in shoals or in large numbers (comp. blessing of Joseph, Gen. xlviii. 16). The large seafish are collectively denoted as "tannin," though in this category quasi-mythological creatures are also included. By the Dietary Laws fish are divided into clean and unclean . The majority of fishes have scales and fins, and therefore belong to the clean class; but, contrary to their natural order, eels are counted in the unclean class Fish, both fresh and salted, constituted a favorite dish among the Hebrews Both large and small fish, salted or fresh, raw or cooked, were considered delicacies Chopped fish-meat (e.g., tunny-fish) was offered for sale and largely consumed, and the brine from the salted fish ("ẓir") was used, as well as the fat or oil A dish composed of pieces of fish was known and much affected under the name "ẓaḥanah." As the meaning of this name, "evil-odored," indicates, fish was believed to be best when near decomposition. Small fish were especially recommended as wholesome food During pregnancy women were advised to partake of fish. Water was regarded as the best drink after eating fish. Young fish were deemed injurious to health Fish-oil was used for fuel , sometimes mixed with olive-oil . The skin was utilized for various implements and as writing-material Similar use was made of fish-bones. Certain medico-prophylactic observations concerning the eating of fish at certain periods—before being bled, while nursing a child, while suffering from affections of the eye, etc.—are recorded by the Rabbis. In the month of Nisan a fish diet was said predisposes leprosy

 

[Letsgofishing]

QUOTE (Christina @ Feb 12 2009, 11:34 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=69109
Some Fishy FactsThe Bible does not mention any particular fish by name. "Dag" and "nun" are the generic terms covering all species, thus designated as exceedingly prolific and always to be found in shoals or in large numbers (comp. blessing of Joseph, Gen. xlviii. 16). The large seafish are collectively denoted as "tannin," though in this category quasi-mythological creatures are also included. By the Dietary Laws fish are divided into clean and unclean . The majority of fishes have scales and fins, and therefore belong to the clean class; but, contrary to their natural order, eels are counted in the unclean class Fish, both fresh and salted, constituted a favorite dish among the Hebrews Both large and small fish, salted or fresh, raw or cooked, were considered delicacies Chopped fish-meat (e.g., tunny-fish) was offered for sale and largely consumed, and the brine from the salted fish ("ẓir") was used, as well as the fat or oil A dish composed of pieces of fish was known and much affected under the name "ẓaḥanah." As the meaning of this name, "evil-odored," indicates, fish was believed to be best when near decomposition. Small fish were especially recommended as wholesome food During pregnancy women were advised to partake of fish. Water was regarded as the best drink after eating fish. Young fish were deemed injurious to health Fish-oil was used for fuel , sometimes mixed with olive-oil . The skin was utilized for various implements and as writing-material Similar use was made of fish-bones. Certain medico-prophylactic observations concerning the eating of fish at certain periods—before being bled, while nursing a child, while suffering from affections of the eye, etc.—are recorded by the Rabbis. In the month of Nisan a fish diet was said predisposes leprosy
you know to stay in character I should probably link to this in my signature