High confidence

Modern identification

Capernaum archaeological park - North shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel

Coordinates32.8811, 35.5750

Kindsettlement

Claims7

Sources3

Scripture anchors

Matthew 4:13Mark 1:21Mark 2:1Matt 4:13Matt 8:5Matt 11:23Matt 17:24Mark 9:33Mark 10:1Luke 4:23Luke 4:31Luke 7:1Luke 10:15John 2:12John 4:46John 4:47John 6:17John 6:24John 6:59

Why this place is in the atlas

Jesus' Galilean ministry base, with teaching, healings, and Peter's house traditions.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Capernaum Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

summary.en Jesus' Galilean ministry base, with teaching, healings, and Peter's house traditions. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

foreignKeys[0] ancientId: af2161c, urlSlug: capernaum, friendlyId: Capernaum OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High

identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 32.881111, longitude: 35.575, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High

identifications[0].modernRegion North shore of the Sea of Galilee Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

scriptureReferences Matthew 4:13, Mark 1:21, Mark 2:1, Matt 4:13 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High

temporalScopes c. AD 28-30: Major Galilean ministry base Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium