Galilean

Generically, a Galilean (/ɡælɪˈliːən/; Hebrew: גלילי; Ancient Greek: Γαλιλαίων; Latin: Galilaeos) is a term that was used in classical sources to describe the inhabitants of Galilee, an area of northern Israel and southern Lebanon that extends from the northern coastal plain in the west to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Rift Valley to the east.

This article is about people from Galilee. For other uses, see Galilean (disambiguation).
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Later the term was used to refer to the early Christians by Roman emperors Julian and Marcus Aurelius, among others.

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