- Capernaum:
- Capernaum was a city of Galilee ("Andª came downª° toª Capernaum,ª a cityª of Galilee,ª andª taughtª°¹ themª²° onª the¹ sabbath days.ª" {Lke 4:31}), situated on the confines of Zebulun, and Naphtali ("Andª leavingª° Nazareth,ª he cameª° and dweltª° inª Capernaum,ª which² is upon the sea coast,ª inª the bordersª of Zabulonª andª Nephthalim:ª" {Mtt 4:13}), on the western border of the lake of Tiberias ("These thingsª said¹ he²° inª the synagogue,ª as he taughtª° inª Capernaum.ª" {Jhn 6:59}), and in the land of Gennesaret ("Andª when they had passed over,ª° they cameª° intoª the¹ landª of Gennesaret,ª andª drew to the shore.ª°" {Mrk 6:53} + "Andª when they were gone over,ª° they cameª° intoª the¹ landª of Gennesaret.ª" {Mtt 14:34}), where Josephus places a spring of excellent water called Capernaum. Dr. Lightfoot places it between Tiberias and Tarichea, about two miles from the former; and Dr. Richardson, in passing through the plain of Gennesaret, was told by the natives that the ruins of Capernaum were quite near. The Arab station and ruins mentioned by Mr. Buckingham, said to have been formerly called Capharnaoom, situated on the edge of the lake from nine to twelve miles nne of Tiberias, bearing the name of Talhewn, or as Burckhardt writes it, Tel Houm, appear too far north for its site.
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