Place
Capernaum
The lakeside town central to Jesus' Galilean ministry and the setting of the bread-of-life discourse (John 6:24-59).
galilee
Where it is
- Region
- Galilee
- Kind of place
- Town
Capernaum in Scripture
16 verses name it — all of them- Matthew 4:13and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
- Matthew 8:5And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.
- Matthew 17:24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?
- Mark 1:21And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
- Mark 2:1And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.
- Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way?
- Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
- Luke 4:31And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
- Luke 7:1After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
- Luke 10:15And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
- John 2:12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
- John 4:46He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
- John 6:17and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
- John 6:24when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
- John 6:59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
Where this leads
from CapernaumSources (1)
- MannaFest canon study of John (AI-draft)Awaiting the founder's edit.