A town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, probably on the site now known as Tell-Hum. At the time of our Lord the district was one of the most prosperous and crowded in all Palestine. Here our Lord lived after the beginning of his ministry, so that Capernaum is called “his own city” (cf. Matt. 9: 1 with Mark 2: 1). It was the home of Peter and Andrew (Mark 1: 29) and of Matthew (Matt. 9: 9). Many of our Lord’s miracles were worked here (Matt. 8: 5,14; Matt. 9: 1; Luke 4: 31-35, 38; Luke 5: 18; Luke 7: 1; Mark 1: 21, 30; Mark 2: 1. In the synagogue at Capernaum was spoken the wonderful discourse found in John 6. Later our Lord upbraided the people of the place for their refection of him (Matt. 11: 23; Luke 10: 15).