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Other Archaeological Sites / The Neolithic of the Levant (500 Page Book Online) McDonald Ancient Near East Book Auction Ad Infinitum Ancient Capernaum (Capharnaum) [Kefar Nahum]
The archaeological site which is called at present Kefar Nahum in Hebrew and Talhum in Arabic is located on the NW shore of Lake Kinneret in Galilee some 210 metres below sea level and is 16 kilometres from Tiberias and 5 kilometres from the upper Jordan River. Its location on the sea road from Damascus to Ptolemaïs gave it new strategic and economic importance when the kingdom of Herod was divided among his sons in 4 BC ..... In existence from the 2nd century BC until the 7th centiry AD - Capernaum had up to 1500 residents. Jesus made Capernaum his home during the years of his ministry ..... Online Bibliography
The Synagogue at Capernaum
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![Capharnaum: the Town of Jesus [AD 2000 Franciscan Cyberspot]](http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/icns/logcap.jpg)