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Capernaum

Capernaum

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Capernaum—“the village of Nahum”—at the north of the Sea of Galilee, the fishing port where Jesus lived after he left Nazareth around 28 A.D. Here He preached in the synagogue, cured the sick and performed miracles. The first group of disciples was formed among the fishermen of Capernaum. Matthew called it “his own city” (Matthew 9:1). The synagogue stands out in white limestone opposite the reconstruction of the octagonal church built in the mid-5th century over St. Peter’s house.

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