Capernaum
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans in Israel, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD.
Ruins of the 4th-century Capernaum synagogue
Capernaum's 4th-century synagogue (detail with columns and benches)
James Tissot – Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum) – Brooklyn Museum
Olive press from Roman times, different elements
Bethsaida
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Bethsaida, also known as Julias or Julia, is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, now the Golan Heights.
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…4:23,31, 7:1, 10:15, John 2:12, 4:46, 6:17, 24, 59) where it was reported to have been the hometown of the tax collector Matthew and located not far from Bethsaida, the hometown of the apostles Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John. Jesus spent time teaching and healing there. On a Sabbath day, Jesus taught in the…
Inside the Iron-Age city gate, et-Tell
Shrine with standing stones at Iron-Age city gate, et-Tell
A stele from Bethsaida (et-Tell) depicting a Canaanite deity, possibly Kašku. On display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Trident fishing gallaeus