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Capernaum
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
or A chief city of Galilee in the time of Christ, not mentioned before the captivity in Babylon. It lay on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, about five miles from the Jordan and on the frequented route from Damascus to the Mediterranean. This seems to have been the residence of Christ, during the three years of his ministry, more than any other place. The brothers Andrew and Peter dwelt there; Christ often taught in the synagogue, and wrought mighty works there. Matthew 17:23 Mark 1:21-35 John 6:17,59; and it is called "his own city," Matthew 4:12-16 9:1 Mark 2:1 . Its inhabitants were thus "exalted unto heaven;" but their unbelief and impenitence cast them down to destruction, Matthew 11:20-24 . The very name and site of Capernaum have been lost. Dr. Robinson, however, finds them at Khan Minyeh, on the northern border of the fine plain of Gennesareth, where ruins of some extent still remain, and a copious fountain not far from the sea.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Capernaum'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/c/capernaum.html. 1859.
