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Capernaum

Kfar Nahum
Israel100 BCE700 CEHellenistic — Byzantine32.88, 35.58
About the site

Jesus' adopted home and center of his Galilean ministry. Contains a 4th-century synagogue built over the likely house of Peter.

Principal findings
  • iWhite limestone synagogue
  • iiHouse of Peter with graffiti
  • iiiFishing village remains
  • ivBasalt foundations

Excavators — V. Corbo, S. Loffreda