Synagogue of Capernaum
Synagogue of Capernaum is a synagogue in Northern District, Israel. Synagogue of Capernaum is situated nearby to the locality Capernahum, as well as near the church St. Peter’s house.Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Capernaum synagogue”, “synagogue of Capernaum”, and “White Synagogue”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter’s house and Church of the Beatitudes.
St. Peter’s house
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church, also called the Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter in Capernaum, is a modern Catholic pilgrimage church found in the archaeological site of Capernaum, northern Israel.
Church of the Beatitudes
Church
Photo: Bantosh, Public domain.
The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum in Israel. Church of the Beatitudes is situated 2 km west of Synagogue of Capernaum.
Capernaum National Park
Protected area
Photo: Ricardo Tulio Gandelman, CC BY 2.0.
Capernaum National Park is a protected area, which is situated 1½ km west of Synagogue of Capernaum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capernahum and Mount of Beatitudes.
Capernahum
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Capernaum 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 in the 1st century AD.
Mount of Beatitudes
Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mount of Beatitudes is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is the traditional site of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
Tabgha
Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus after his Crucifixion. Tabgha is situated 2½ km west of Synagogue of Capernaum.
Synagogue of Capernaum
- Categories: synagogue ruin, national park, building, ruins, historic site, and religion
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.88105° or 32° 52′ 52″ northLongitude
35.57541° or 35° 34′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G4QVHJG+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 124018117OpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2916829
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Synagogue of Capernaum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيس كفرناحوم”
- Dutch: “Byzantijnse synagoge van Kafarnaüm”
- Esperanto: “Sinagogo de Kapernaumo”
- French: “Synagogue de Capernaum”
- French: “synagogue de Capharnaüm”
- French: “Synagogue de Capharnaüm”
- German: “Synagoge von Kafarnaum”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת בכפר נחום”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת כפר נחום”
- Hungarian: “Kafarnaumi zsinagóga”
- Italian: “Sinagoga di Cafarnao”
- Japanese: “カペナウムの会堂”
- Polish: “Biała Synagoga w Kafarnaum”
- Polish: “Synagoga w Kafarnaum”
- Portuguese: “sinagoga de Cafarnaum”
- Portuguese: “Sinagoga de cafarnaum”
- Portuguese: “Sinagoga de Cafarnaum”
- Russian: “Белая синагога”
- Russian: “Синагога Капернаума”
- Slovenian: “kafarnaumska sinagoga”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga blanca”
- Spanish: “sinagoga de Cafarnaúm”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Capernaum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capernaum and Caphernaum The Town of Jesus.
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