 | Capernaum (/kəˈpɜːrniəm, -neɪəm/ kə-PUR-nee-əm, - nay-əm; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם , romanized: Kfar Naḥūm, lit. Nahum's village ; Arabic: كفر ناحوم , romanized: Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500. Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other. A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is said to be the home of Sai
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