[2025 Emek HaYarden Attraction] Travel Guide for Capernaum Synagogue (Updated May)

#Southeast Asia Flight Ticket Event Capernaum Ruins, where artifacts used in the construction of the Roman synagogue are on display. It is said to be the place in the Gospel of Luke where Jesus taught in the Capernaum synagogue and healed all kinds of sick people. The stone pillars are solidly built and hold up well. Be careful when walking because the floor is stone.

#Southeast Asia Flight Ticket Event Capernaum is the name of a small town in the north of Israel, and there is a ruin of Simon Peter's house in the ruins there. A memorial church was built on the ruins of Peter's house in the past. The interior is free to enter, and the structure allows you to see the ruins of the house from inside.

#July Travel Support Event An ancient city located north of the Sea of ​​Galilee, currently designated as the Israel National Archaeological Park. The extensive ruins prove that many residents lived there since around the 1st century AD. And the main residence that seems to have been from the 3rd-4th century AD, traces of a synagogue that seems to have been from the 4th-5th century AD, traces of a mikvah, a ritual bathhouse, and communal living quarters around the mikvah have also been excavated here.

The Capernaum Synagogue also known as the White Synagogue is a fourth century CE Jewish temple in the ancient fishing village of Capernaum, built on the remains of an earlier first century CE synagogue. The partly excavated building of synagogue dates back to 4th or 5th century CE, there is another first century building underneath it, which is believed to be the actual synagogue of Capernaum where Isa (Jesus) may have preached (John 6:59) and it may have been the center of his activities. According to Luke's Gospel, the Capernaum synagogue at the time of Jesus' ministry had been built or funded by a Roman centurion based there. The synagogue was built almost entirely of white blocks of calcareous stone brought from distant quarries. Built of large, white limestone blocks from the hills of Galilee west of the town, it stood out among the buildings of grey basalt surrounding it. The synagogue of Capernaum is located just inland from the shore with its facade facing Jerusalem. It has been difficult to date, with scholarly opinion ranging from the 2nd to 5th centuries. It stands on an elevated position, was richly decorated and was built of imported white limestone, which would have contrasted dramatically with the local black basalt of the rest of the village. The gospel of John reveals that it was here in which Jesus taught that he was the true bread of life coming down out of heaven, after feeding the 5000 (John 6:59). Shortly after he was rejected in Capernaum because he had healed on the Sabbath day, which the Jewish authorities considered blasphemy.