Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum One of the most frequently mentioned towns in the gospels, on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee, and the centre of a fishing industry. Here Jesus healed (e.g. Matt. 8: 5–13), taught (Mark 1: 21), and called disciples (Mark 2: 1, 14). A synagogue has been excavated which belongs to the 4th cent.CE, but beneath it are the ruins of one from the 1st cent.CE. Other excavations have revealed a 1st cent.CE private house beneath a 5th-cent. CE church which the Franciscan friars responsible for the work identify as that of Simon Peter.

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Capernaum

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.

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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.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Capernaum." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Capernaum

Capernaum. A town near the Sea of Galilee which was a centre for Christ's ministry (Mk.2: 1). It has been identified with Kefar Naḥum (Tell Hûm).

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Capernaum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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