Galilee

==Etymology==
The region's Hebrew name is {{lang|he|גָּלִיל|translit=gālíl}}, meaning 'district' or 'circle'.<ref name=Placenames>{{cite book |last=Room |first=Adrian |author-link=Adrian Room |title= Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites |page=138 |year=2006 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |edition=2nd, revised |isbn=978-0-7864-2248-7 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=M1JIPAN-eJ4C&pg=PA138 |access-date= 21 February 2011}}</ref> The Hebrew form used in [[Book of Isaiah]] {{Bibleverse||Isaiah|9:1|1000|9:1}} (or 8:23 in different Biblical versions) is in the [[construct state]], leading to {{lang|he|גְּלִיל הַגּוֹיִם|translit=gəlil haggóyim}} "Galilee of the nations", which refers to [[gentile]]s who settled there at the time that the book was written, either by their own volition or as a result of the [[resettlement policy of the Neo-Assyrian Empire]].<ref name=Placenames/>