Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Megillah 11:1

ואישתכח כוותי חמת זו טבריא ולמה נקרא שמה חמת על שום חמי טבריא רקת זו ציפורי ולמה נקרא שמה רקת משום דמידלייא כרקתא דנהרא כינרת זו גינוסר ולמה נקרא שמה כינרת דמתיקי פירא כקלא דכינרי

and it was found that I was in agreement [with them]. Hamat is Tiberias. And why was it called Hamat? Because of the 'hot springs' of Tiberias. Rakat is Tzippori. And why was it called Rakat? Because it lies above like the bank of a river. Kinneret is Ginosar. And why was it called Kinneret? Because the sweetness of the fruit is like the sound of a lute (or harp).

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