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Capernaum (/ k ə ˈ p ɜːr n eɪ ə m,-n i ə m / kə-PUR-nay-əm, -nee-əm; [1] 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 ...
The Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter is located in the central part of the archaeological site of Capernaum, at an altitude of 195 metres (640 ft) on the west coast north of the Sea of Galilee, in the depression of the Jordan Valley, in northern Israel. The modern structure above the church's ruins was built in 1989 by T R Freeman Ltd, with a ...
New Testament places associated with Jesus. The New Testament narrative of the life of Jesus refers to several locations in the Holy Land and a Flight into Egypt. In these accounts the principal locations for the ministry of Jesus were Galilee and Judea, with activities also taking place in surrounding areas such as Perea and Samaria. [1]
Christ healing the paralytic at Capernaum by Bernhard Rode 1780. Healing the paralytic at Capernaum is one of the miracles of Jesus in the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 9:1 – 8, Mark 2:1–12, and Luke 5:17–26). [1][2][3][4] Jesus was living in Capernaum and teaching the people there, and on one occasion the people gathered in such large ...
Ruins of the ancient Great Synagogue at Capernaum (or Kfar Nahum) from 4th century CE. An exorcism performed in the synagogue is recounted in Mark 1:21–28 and Luke 4:31–37. [2] Mark's version reads: They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
Khirbat Karraza or Chorazin. Chorazin (Greek: Χοραζίν / koʊˈreɪzɪn /; also Chorazain) or Korazim (Hebrew: כורזים; also Chorizim) was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of ...
New Testament. According to John 1:44, Bethsaida was the hometown of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. In the Gospel of Mark (Mark 8:22–26), Jesus reportedly restored a blind man's sight at a place just outside the ancient village of Bethsaida. In Luke 9:10–11, Jesus miraculously feeds five thousand near Bethsaida.
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles, [1] in common use simply Church of the Apostles (Hebrew: כנסיית השליחים, Knessiath haShlichim; Greek language: Εκκλησία Αποστόλων) is the church at the centre of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Apostles at Capernaum, standing among the ruins of ancient Capernaum (Kfar Nachum) near the shore of the Sea of ...