We traveled to Capernaum along the NW shore of the sea of Galilee. It lies along the great trade route from Damascus to the Mediterranean coast and Egypt. Tolls were collected by the Roman government on this traffic route and it was along this trade route that Jesus called matthew levi to be his disciple.
This is called "Christ's own city" as most of his miracles were performed here than any other city. Jesus was thrown out of his hometown of Nazareth, so this trulybecame his home afterwards.
It is here that the woman with the blood disorder touched the hem of his garment and was healed....the daughter of the ruler was raised from the dead, the paralitic was healed, and many other miracles were performed.
This is also the location of Peter's house. We actaully saw the ruins of this dwelling. Christ stayed with Peter on many occasions. A church has been erected directly over the house of Peter. It is a Catholic Church and the significance of Peter, the stone on which the church was built, is obvious.
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