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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 ...
Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum. Eleventh century fresco of the Exorcism at the Synagogue in Capernaum. All four gospels report that Jesus visited Capernaum in Galilee and often attended the synagogue there: Matthew 4:13 describes Jesus leaving Nazareth and settling in Capernaum. Mark 1:21–28 describes Jesus teaching and healing in the ...
The term "woe" (Greek: "ouai") is often used in prophetic literature to express divine displeasure and impending judgment. It appears frequently in the Old Testament prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah) and in Jesus' teachings. The "woes" serve as both a lament and a warning, expressing sorrow over the cities' current state and educating the audience on ...
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 ...
According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the Galilean cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and the Decapolis did not repent in response to Jesus's teaching, so Jesus declared that the wicked cities of Tyre, Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah would have repented; it will be more bearable for the latter cities on the Judgement Day, and Capernaum, in particular, will sink down to Hades (Matthew ...
Capernaum: The pericope of Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum amounts to the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus in the New Testament narrative. [8] Capernaum is mentioned in the Gospels several times, and events such as healing the paralytic at Capernaum take place there. [22]
The official, based in Capernaum, may have been in service to either the tetrarch Herod Antipas or the emperor. It is not clear whether he is a Jew or Gentile. [3]The healing of the official's son follows Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman regarding "a spring of water welling up to eternal life” and serves as a prelude to Jesus' statement when questioned after healing the paralytic ...
Mount of Beatitudes. Coordinates: 32°52′56.04″N 35°33′18.61″E. Mount of Beatitudes, seen from Capernaum. The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: הר האושר, Har HaOsher) is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is the traditional site of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.