Matt 4:13; Luk 4:31 leaving .. he came and dwelt in C
Mat 8:5 entering Jesus in C, came .. a centurion
Matt 11:23; Luk 10:15 C, that you are lifted up
Mar 1:21 entered C; and .. synagogue, taught
Luk 7:1 who had finished all .. entered C
Capernaum (gr. Kafarnaóum or Kapernaóum). Town on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Since it had a customs house (Mat 9:9) and a Roman garrison, it was perhaps the border between the states of Philip and Herod Antipas. The captain of the garrison was particularly friendly to the Jews, as indicated by the fact that he built a synagogue for them (Mat 8:5-13; Luk 7:1-10). Capernaum was the home of Simon Peter and Andrew (Mar 1:29; Luk 4:38), and where Matthew (Levi) received his call to apostleship (Mat 9:9-13; Mar 2:14-17; Luk 5: 27-32). Jesus performed many miracles there (Mat 8:5-17; Mar 1:21-28; 2:1-13; Joh 4:46-54; etc.) and preached many sermons (cf Joh 6:24-71; Mar 9:33-50). Actually, it was known as “his city” (Mat 9:1; cf Mar 2:1). However, his ministry did not make a great impression on its inhabitants. They refused to repent, so Jesus predicted the complete destruction of the city (Mat 11:23, 24; Luk 10:15). The identification of the site is still under discussion. A late tradition places it at Kh~n Minyeh, about 9.5 km north of Tiberias; but an older one, which is the most accepted, places it at Tell 2ûm, about 4 km from the mouth of the Jordan, on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Excavations at Tell 2ûm have revealed a Jewish synagogue that was partially rebuilt. It comes from the 4th century AD, but it is not known with certainty if it is on the same place as the synagogue in which Jesus preached (Mar 1:21). Map XVI, C-4. Archaeological works directed by V. Corbo since 1968 have discovered houses and other structures in Capernaum that take us back to the 1st century BC. Among them there is an octagonal Christian church from the 5th century AD (with a baptistery) and a home church from the 4th century. , which excavators believe was built on the site believed to have been Peter’s home at the time. Greek, Aramaic, Syrian and Latin inscriptions painted on the plaster of this church testify that the city was frequently visited by Christian pilgrims in the 4th century AD Bib.: N. Avigad, EAEHL I: 287-290. 111. Ruins of the synagogue at Capernaum, with what would have been part of the building located on the same site where Jesus taught.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(gr., Kapernaoum, from the heb. Kaphar-Nahum, town of Nahúm).
A town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus had his headquarters during his ministry in Galilee (Mat 4:13; Mar 2:1). In the Scriptures the name is mentioned only in the Gospels. It was a town of considerable size: a tax collector had his office there (Mar 2:14); a high official of the king (Herod Antipas) had his residence there and built a synagogue for the people (Mat 8: 5-13; Luk 7: 1-10). Jesus performed many amazing miracles there, including the healing of the centurion’s paralyzed servant (Mat 8:5-13), the paralyzed man lowered through the roof by four friends (Mar 2:1-12), the son of a nobleman (John 4:46-54). It was there that Jesus called Matthew to discipleship (Matt 9:9-13). He gave many messages there, including the Bread of Life (Mar 9:33-50). Despite the remarkable works and teachings of Jesus, the people did not repent and Jesus predicted the complete ruin of the place (Mat 11:23-24; Luk 10:15). His prophecy was fulfilled so completely that the town has totally disappeared and the exact location where it stood is a matter of debate.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
The name Capernaum is the Castilian transliteration of the Greek Kaparnao
Source: Archaeological Biblical Dictionary
See “Capharnaum”.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
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Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(City of Nahum). City on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Despite its name, it is not the birthplace of the prophet †¢Nahum. The Lord Jesus “leaving Nazareth, came and dwelt in C., a maritime city, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali” (Mat 4:13), and used it as a center for his ministry, for which it was called “his city† (Matt 9:1). Mark’s gospel uses the expression “to be at home” twice (Mar 2:1; Mar 9:28), which gives an idea of the Lord’s familiarity with the place. At least five of his apostles were fishermen from C., a city that served as the scene for many of his miracles. There he healed the centurion’s servant (Mat 8: 5-13), which seems to indicate that there was a military garrison in C. There was probably also a customs or tax collection post run by Levi, or †¢Matthew, who became a disciple of Christ (Mat 9:9).
Peter had his house in C. and his mother-in-law was healed of a fever there (Mat 8:14-15). Jesus on “the Sabbaths, going into the synagogue, taught” in C. (Mar 1:21). The famous “bread of life” sermon was preached in that synagogue (John 6:59). Preaching one day, the crowd was so large that he had to ask Peter to set aside a boat to preach from it (Mat 13:1-2). He also healed a man † œwhose hand was withered † (Mat 12: 9-13). He healed a paralytic who was lowered on his bed from the roof of a house (Mar 2: 3-12). He raised the daughter of Jairus (Mar 5: 41-42). There were so many miracles that he performed there that being in Nazareth he himself expected to be told: † œOf so many things that we have heard that have been done in C., do also here in your land † (Luke 4:23). However, the Lord Himself complained of C.’s unbelief: “And you, C., who are lifted up to heaven, will be brought down to Hades” (Luke 10:15). The ruins that have been found at Tel Hûm are identified as the site of ancient C. In the excavations a beautiful synagogue from the end of the 2nd or beginning of the 3rd century AD was found, as well as remains of a church from the 4th century AD.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, “city of Nahum”, or also “city of consolation”. City on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali (Mt. 4:13-16; cp. Lk. 4:31; Jn. 6:17-24). It was the residence of a tax collector (Mk. 2:1, 14) and there was undoubtedly a Roman garrison (Mt. 8:5-13; Lk. 7:1-10). At the beginning of his ministry from Nazareth, Jesus went to Capernaum, and made this city his headquarters so often that it came to be called “his city” (Mt. 9:1; cp. Mr 2:1). There it was that he healed: the paralysis of the centurion’s servant (Mt. 8: 5-13; Lk. 7: 1-10); of fever to Peter’s mother-in-law (Mt. 8:14-17; Mark 1:29, 31). Jesus also healed a demoniac in this city (Mr. 1:21-28; Lk. 4:31-37); a paralytic carried by 4 men (Mk. 2:1-13; cp. Mt. 9:1-8); the son of a royal official (Jn. 4:46-54), and a great number of other sick people (Mt. 8:16, 17; Mr. 1:32-34; Lk. 4:23, 40, 41) . The speech recorded in Jn. 6:24-71, (after the miracle of the multiplication of bread with which 5,000 men ate, and after other speeches), was pronounced in the synagogue of Capernaum or in some other place in the city (Mark 9:33 -fifty). It was also in Capernaum that Jesus called Matthew (also called Levi) to the apostolate while he was in the tax office (Mt. 9: 9-13; Mr. 2: 14-17; Lk. 5: 27-32 ; see Mt 17:24). Despite the teachings and works of Jesus, the inhabitants of Capernaum did not repent. The Lord announced the total ruin of his city (Mt. 11:23, 24; Lk. 10:15), which was effectively fulfilled. The OT does not mention Capernaum, as it may not have existed until after the captivity. Capernaum is usually located at “Tell Hum”, about 4 km southwest of the mouth of the Jordan in the lake. Important ruins have been found, close to Bethsaida and Tabgha, with the remains of a synagogue from the 3rd century AD. Not far from there is the Capernaum spring, whose abundant waters partially irrigated the Gennesaret plain. Today it is called “Ain et-Tabighah”.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
This name means “town of Nahum”. It is only mentioned in the four Gospels. Josephus only mentions it twice. It was a place where taxes were collected and where a high official of the Roman government lived. The commander of some Roman soldiers built a synagogue for the Jews there. When Jesus finally withdrew from Nazareth he went to Capernaum, and made it the main center of his activity for 18 or 20 months. There has been a considerable difference of opinion as to the exact site. Khan Minyeh located at one end of the Genesaret plain, was previously considered the place; but it is now believed to have been located on the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee, four kilometers from the mouth of the Jordan, and is now represented by some ruins of an ancient church and synagogue that have been discovered near the banks of the Jordan. lake. The place most often suggested today is called Tell Hum. The synagogue could have been the one where Jesus taught and did his healing work on him.
Jesus made it his place of residence, Matthew 4:13-17; Luke 4:31; John 2:12.
Here, he called Peter, Andrew, James, John, and Matthew, and attended Matthew’s feast, Matthew 4:18-22; 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-22; Luke 5:27-39. He healed the man with an unclean spirit, Peter’s mother-in-law, and many others, Matthew 8: 14-17; Mark 1:21-34; Luke 4:31-41.
Healed the centurion’s servant, Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10.
Healed the paralytic, Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26.
Raised the daughter of Jairus, Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8: 40-56.
Healed the blind and the dumb, Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:20-30; Luke 11:14-23.
Healed the nobleman’s son, John 4:43-54.
Healed the one with the withered hand, Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11.
Outstanding Discourses, Matthew 13; 15:1-20; 18:15-35; Mark 2:23-28; 7:1-23; Luke 6:1-5; John 6:22-71.
He pronounced a curse on the city that was fulfilled by its destruction, Matthew 11:23, 24; Luke 10:15.
Here Peter caught a fish that had a coin in its mouth, Matthew 17:24-27. One has to be like a child to be saved, Matthew 18:1-6; Mark 9:33-
37; Luke 9:46-48.
Source: Geographic Dictionary of the Bible
(from the Hebrew, it means: “Village of Nahúm”, or: “Village of Consolation”).
City of great importance in the earthly ministry of Jesus, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. He had a tax office, where Jesus called Matthew to be his disciple. (Mt 9:9) It probably also had a military garrison, since a centurion resided there. (Mt 8:5) These facts, and also the fact that a servant of the king rich enough to have slaves lived there (Jo 4:46-53), suggest that Capernaum was a town of considerable size and importance: a “city of Galilee† . (Lu 4:31.)
The two most plausible locations of ancient Capernaum are the…