. Christian herald and signs of our times . aqueducts, fine Duild-ings, evidences of artistic taste and a highdegree of civilization. About an hourstravel to the north is Tell Hum, whichmany modern scholars have deemed to bethe true site of Capernaum. It is now lit- Many assert that the ruins of the syna-gogue, still visible, are those of the oneerected by the Roman Centurion mention-ed in Luke 7: 5. and in which Christsdiscourse on the Bread of Life was de-livered and the demoniac was healed. Thesynagogue is estimated to have beenseventy-four feet in length, fifty-six inwidth, and with walls
. Christian herald and signs of our times . aqueducts, fine Duild-ings, evidences of artistic taste and a highdegree of civilization. About an hourstravel to the north is Tell Hum, whichmany modern scholars have deemed to bethe true site of Capernaum. It is now lit- Many assert that the ruins of the syna-gogue, still visible, are those of the oneerected by the Roman Centurion mention-ed in Luke 7: 5. and in which Christsdiscourse on the Bread of Life was de-livered and the demoniac was healed. Thesynagogue is estimated to have beenseventy-four feet in length, fifty-six inwidth, and with walls ten feet in thick-ness. It was richly decorated and wasunquestionably the finest edifice in UpperGalilee. It will be remembered that, after the ex-pulsion of Jesus from Nazareth, where hewas trained and received at least part ofhis education, Capernaum became hishome. It was here that, seated in a boat,he began teaching: here he chose Matthewas his follower, and herealso the brothers. Simon-Peter and Andrew,left their belongings to-become. sti- ~ iod of Roman occupation, and thehad brought with them into Pal- AMID THE RUINS OF CAPERNAUM. ON LAKE GALILEE. 1 From a Photograph procured specially for The Christian Heraia. nshers of men. On the beach near Caper-naum. Jesus was wont to walk before he StSSSS* ntion^itsPoii still one of the halting-places in the great tie better than a mass of ruins, but even became ^Ie^^^^ *•Id Land-of Israel. Even after the caravan route from Jerusalem to Nineveh, in decay the place possesses a « onderrul pro% of Gahlee. and attraaed the a onoccupation, the province of Galilee From Magdala to Khan Minyeh-which interest for the scholar and the Christian. (o«^ «. t^e 642 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. SEPT.
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