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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: كَفْرْ نَاحُومْ, romanized: Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. [2]
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 ...
A 1923 map showing Galilee at the time of Jesus. Capernaum is in the upper right while Nazareth is towards the center. Matthew 4:13 is the thirteenth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. In the previous verse, Jesus returned to Galilee after hearing of the arrest of John the Baptist.
Published by George Philip and Sons 1852. Matthew 4:14–15 are the fourteenth and fifteenth verses of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. In the previous verses Jesus returned to Galilee after hearing of the arrest of John the Baptist and then left Nazareth for Capernaum. These introduce and then contain the first ...
The biblical reference for the Jesus Trail is based on a verse from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew wherein at the start of Jesus' public ministry he is described as moving from his home-town of Nazareth, located in the hills of the Galilee, down to Capernaum which was a lakeside fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus is described as gathering his first disciples.
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 ...
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.
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] Other places of interest to scholars include ...