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Capernaum Town of Jesus

Matt 4:13 (KJS) And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

 

Below: The synagogue at
Capharnaum.

I stood right where Jesus preached,
taught the Word of God and saw people healed.
It was wonderful!

Below: Ruins of some of the houses
that were built around the synagogue
at Capharnaum.

 

Jesus Did many things at Capernaum

Mark 1:21 And they went into Capernaum;
and straightway on the Sabbath day he entered
into the synagogue, and taught.

Mark 2:1 And again he entered into
Capernaum
after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

Luke 4:31 And came down to
Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught
them on the Sabbath days.

John 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in
Capernaum.

In these days, and before, the people built their houses close to the synagogue.
The houses were only used for eating and sleeping.

Below is an artist's reconstruction
of a typical home in the days of Jesus.

Tel-Aviv Caesarea Haifa Megiddo Nazareth Beatitudes Capernaum
Galilee Jericho Mt.Of Temptation
Jerusalem Wailing Wall Gethsemani Golgotha

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