Sacred Atlas

Where Is It Today?

Where Is Capernaum Today?

Capernaum is identified with Capernaum archaeological park. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationNorth shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs19

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