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Jan 12, 2023 · Capernaum was a city located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is significant in Scripture because Capernaum was the chosen home city of Jesus after He was driven from Nazareth by the religious officials (Luke 4:16, 28–30).
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In the ancient world, Capernaum was the place to live if you wanted a life as a merchant. Capernaum existed as a trading village of about 1500 people on the northwestern Galilean seashore to the south of Chorazin, and north of Gennesaret. Its name originates from two Hebrew words, kfar (village) and Nachum (an unknown man’s name). In the Greek lang...
Located along the Via Maris, Capernaum was located on the main trade route between Damascus and Egypt. It was an important commercial stop on that trade route, and the largest number of workers chose fishing as their vocation (others were farmers and merchants). Because of its location and many visitors, knowledge of Jesus extended far and wide by ...
During the earthly life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, He used Capernaum as His ministry base. Matthew 4:13 tells us ‘He lived there.” In Mark 2:1, it is reported as His home, Matthew 9:1 refers to it as “His own city,” and in John 6:24, when the disciples could not find Jesus, they sought for Him in Capernaum. At the synagogue in Capernaum...
-This sign greets visitors to modern-day Capernaum, (now called Kfar Nahum): Capharnaum the town of Jesus. -The Church of the Multiplication, which commemorates Jesus multiplying the loaves and fishes (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14) lies a few miles south of Capernaum. Legend holds a large black rock under the altar of t...
In Scripture Capernaum is not mentioned outside the Gospels. When Jesus finally departed from Nazareth, He dwelt in Capernaum ( Matthew 4:13 ) and made it the main center of His activity during a large part of His public ministry.
Capernaum (/ k ə ˈ p ɜːr n eɪ ə m,-n i ə m / kə-PUR-nay-əm, -nee-əm; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם, romanized: Kfar Naḥum, lit. 'Nahum's village'; Arabic: كفر ناحوم, romanized: Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Oct 12, 2023 · Where was the house of Peter, which the Bible suggests was the home of Jesus in Capernaum (Matthew 8:14–16)? Italian excavators working in Capernaum may have actually uncovered the remnants of the humble house of Peter that Jesus called home while in Capernaum.
A city on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee which served as Jesus’ Galilean home base. The city evidently was named after someone called Nahum but there is no proof that this was Nahum the prophet. The name of the city does not occur in Scripture outside of the gospels. 1. The site.
Jul 1, 2022 · The city of Capernaum was located near the Sea of Galilee. Smith’s Bible Dictionary explains that the Sea of Galilee “is 60 miles northeast of Jerusalem and 27 east of the Mediterranean.”. Capernaum sat on the western shore of the sea with Chorazin to its north and Gennesaret to its south.
