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Capernaum

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Capernaum or Capharnaum , town, NE ancient Palestine, on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee; in the Gospels, it is closely associated with Jesus' ministry, and was the home of several of Jesus' disciples. A synagogue of the 3d cent. has been excavated on the site (Kefar Nahum) and partially restored. The area underneath this structure has revealed the remains of the synagogue whose construction the Gospel of St. Luke attributes to a Roman centurion. Author not available, CAPERNAUM. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Capernaum
...his ministry. His disciples Peter, Andrew, and Matthew were from Capernaum, and he was said to have performed many of his miracles there...discovered was a synagogue dating from the 2nd–3rd century . Capernaum Capernaum Capernaum Read more

Capernaum
Capernaum (Kefar Nahum), Israel Ruins. A biblical town which was the centre of Jesus's ministry after he left Nazareth. The name means ‘Nahum's Village’ from the Hebrew kefar ‘village’ and a personal name. Read more

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