Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Israel

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Capernaum (/kəˈpɜːrniəm/ kə-PUR-nee-əm; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם, Kfar Nahum, "Nahum's village") was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.[1] It had a population of about 1,500.[2] Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other.[citation needed] A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is said to be the home of Saint Peter. Capernaum's 4th-century synagogue (detail with columns and benches) The village was inhabited continuously from the 2nd century BCE to the 11th century CE, when it was abandoned sometime before the Crusader conquest.[3] This includes the re-establishment of the village during the Early Islamic period soon after the 749 earthquake

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Location: Sea of Galilee, Tiberius, Israel
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