Peter, Andrew, James, and John were fishermen living in the village. Matthew the tax collector also dwelt here. Capernaum is one of the three cities cursed by Jesus for its lack of faith. The Synagogue The date of this synagogue is debated, but it is clearly later than the first century...
Capernaum was first established during the Hellenistic period (2nd century BCE). During the period of Jesus’ activity in Galilee (beginning of the 1st century CE), it was a large Jewish village. In the Late Roman and Byzantine periods (3rd-7th centuries), it became a prosperous town spread...
(Placename) a ruined town in N Israel, on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee: closely associated with Jesus Christ during his ministry Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011...
the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our ...
Healing Peter's Mother-in-Law (Luke 4:38-39) Peter is called Simon at this point of the story, a very common name, a variation of Simeon. To this day, the name is a common one among Jews; Israel's eighth Prime Minister, Shimon Peres (b. 1923) bears the name. Jesus doesn't gi...
following Him,“I say to you,not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”10And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. 11Soon afterwardJesuswent to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him,[f]accompanied ...
10 Now when* Jesus heard this,* he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,*“Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. 11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and ⌊be seated at the banquet⌋d with Abraha...
And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant,3‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, mhe marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with nno one in Israel4 have I found such ...