His soldiers carried him to the village of Capernaum (this reference is however doubtful; the name as it stands is Kepharnomon which Niese corrects to Kepharnokon), whence he was removed to Tarichea (Vita, 72). Matthew 4:13 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: Matthew 8:5 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, Matthew 11:23 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Again he eulogizes the plain of Gennesaret for its wonderful fruits, and says it is watered by a most fertile fountain which the people of the country call Capharnaum. Through out history Sodom has been characterized as the ultimate in depravity. There existed no paved roads, no sewage, no buildings for public entertainment, and barely a sign of Greek culture. (Genesis 18:20-21). The means by which we can overcome the wicked one is that by which Christ overcame,--the power of the word. It had a population of about 1,500. Accordingly, he came down from the uplands, where Nazareth lay, to this seaport, and there began his missionary enterprise. Secret sin or master passion may hold him a captive as helpless as was the demoniac of Capernaum. Would have remained until this day. (3) Therefore it is sins … In Mark 2 his entrance is described as his coming “home.”
Includes maps, images and historical notes. The true sin of the Sodomites as described in the Bible has nothing to do with same-sex acts per se. The lost sinners of Capernaum beheld the Savior Himself, their Creator (John 1:10), and yet received Him not. Chorazin (Korazin, Korazim) is located on the side of a large hill about two and one-half miles north of Capernaum. Yet, the people of Capernaum had no printed Bibles, no Christian radio stations, no Christian TV, no Christians … A view from Chorazin.

This city is remembered as one of the three key cities in which Jesus spent much of his ministry. A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is believed to have been the home of Saint Peter. Capernaum, a city situated on the lake of Galilee, and through which the Eastern caravans were accustomed to pass, is selected by him as the most suitable head-quarters for his Galilaean ministry.

Kefar Nahum is the town which was the center of Jesus’ ministry in northern Galilee and the town of where Peter’s mother-in-law lived.

The Ancient Capernaum Synagogue, a magnificent synagogue in ancient Israel was made of white limestone and wonderfully ornamented.

–Mt 4:13 The ancient village of Capernaum (which means town of Nahum) was located on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee, some three miles west of where the upper Jordan River flows into the lake from the northern mountains.. Sodom was justly punished after the Lord paid a personal visit to the city to witness its sin first hand. A Humble Village… 2,000 years ago, Capernaum—or Kefar Nachum in Aramaic—was a humble, unwalled village extending as a strip of houses along the shore.Calling it a town or even ‘city’ would be an exaggeration.
Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other. Bible History Online presents a Harmony of the Gospels with a historical overview of people, places, monuments and events at the time of Jesus. Leaving Nazareth, He went to live in Capernaum. Among the remains discovered during the excavations was a rectangular synagogue dating from the 2nd–3rd century ad ; an older synagogue dating from the time of Christ may be buried beneath its foundation. The events are recorded in the New Testament during the First Century AD.