- Galilee (/‘g�l?li?/; Hebrew: ?????????, romanized: hagGalil; Latin: Galilaea; Arabic: ??????, romanized: al-Jalil) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (????? ??????, ha-Galil ha-Elyon; ?????? ??????, al-Jalil al-A?la) and the Lower Galilee (???? ?????, Galil Ta?ton; ?????? ??????, al-Jalil al-Asfal).