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Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction

Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction (Interactive 3D Architectural Reconstruction • Mark 1:21 ): Architectural reconstruction of the Capernaum synagogue complex, displaying the monumental white limestone prayer hall standing directly atop the black basalt foundation of Jesus ' first-century synagogue. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah —The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua (Jesus) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Yeshua the Messiah (Generation 75 • Messianic Line • Child of Mary ): Yeshua the Messiah is a biblical figure in Generation 75 of the Messianic Line , child of Mary . ( Matthew 1:16 ) (mentioned in Matthew 1 , 1 Corinthians 1 , 1 Corinthians 2 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Capernaum (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 4:13 , Matt 8:5 , Matt 11:23 , Matt 17:24 , Mark 1:21 , Mark 2:1 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction — Architectural reconstruction of the Capernaum synagogue complex, displaying the monumental white limestone prayer hall standing directly atop the black basalt foundation of Jesus ' first-century synagogue. Magdala Synagogue Stone — Carved limestone block discovered at the center of the first-century Magdala synagogue depicting the Temple Menorah , oil jars, rosette, and the chariot of God.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 1:21 : "And they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught."; Luke 10:15 : "And thou, Capernaum , which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell."; Matthew 8:5 : "And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,". Related canonical books and chapters: Luke 7 ( Luke • Chapter 7 (50 verses)), Luke 4 ( Luke • Chapter 4 (44 verses)), Mark 1 ( Mark • Chapter 1 (45 verses)).

Topics, People & Places (36)

3D & AR

Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction

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Interactive 3D Architectural Reconstruction • Mark 1:21

Architectural reconstruction of the Capernaum synagogue complex, displaying the monumental white limestone prayer hall standing directly atop the black basalt foundation of Jesus ' first-century synagogue.

Capernaum

99% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.881°N, 35.575°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 4:13 , Matt 8:5 , Matt 11:23 , Matt 17:24 , Mark 1:21 , Mark 2:1 .

Capernaum Ancient Limestone Synagogue Ruins

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Excavated 4th-century white limestone synagogue built directly upon the basalt foundation of the 1st-century synagogue where Jesus taught.

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Capernaum White Limestone Synagogue Ruins

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Monumental limestone synagogue built directly atop the black basalt foundation of Jesus ' first-century Capernaum synagogue.

Curators & Archaeologists of Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land • Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Capernaum Synagogue & Peter's House Insula

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1st-century basalt synagogue foundation beneath the White Synagogue and 1st-century domus-ecclesia at Capernaum

Excavations beneath the famous 4th-century white limestone synagogue uncovered the black basalt foundation walls and cobblestone pavement of the 1st-century synagogue where Jesus taught, adjacent to a 1st-century domestic insula identified as Peter's house.

3D & AR

Magdala Synagogue Stone

99% 3D Model

Interactive 3D Carved Stone • Matthew 4:23

Carved limestone block discovered at the center of the first-century Magdala synagogue depicting the Temple Menorah , oil jars, rosette, and the chariot of God.

1:21

Capernaum — 3D Archaeological Site Tour of Synagogue & Peter's House

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VIDEO • educational

Archaeological visualization of the Galilean fishing village, 4th-century white synagogue, and octagonal church.

Channel 2 Archaeological Expeditions • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0

Capernaum Insula and House of Peter

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Residential insula complex and 1st-century venerated domus-ecclesia beneath the octagonal Byzantine church at Capernaum .

Curators & Archaeologists of Franciscan Custody • Franciscan Custody / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Magdala Synagogue Stone with Menorah

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Carved limestone block from the Magdala synagogue depicting the earliest known seven-branched Temple Menorah in Galilee .

Curators & Archaeologists of Israel Antiquities Authority • Israel Antiquities Authority / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Luke 7

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Luke • Chapter 7 (50 verses)

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum . And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus , he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Capernaum , Nain .

Magdala Synagogue Mosaic Pavement

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Geometric rosette mosaic floor from the first-century synagogue uncovered along the Sea of Galilee shoreline.

Curators & Archaeologists of Magdala Center • Magdala Center / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 99% Wiki Topic

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua ( Jesus ) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

Luke 4

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Luke • Chapter 4 (44 verses)

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan , and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the So... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Jacob/Israel , Naaman , Simon , Jordan , Jerusalem , Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum .

Mark 1

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Mark • Chapter 1 (45 verses)

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum .

συναγωγή

synagoge (synagōgḗ) [soon-ag-o-gay']

G4864 Greek noun feminine 56x

a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection

Primary meaning: a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection, a collecting, assembling. Strong's: an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church. Lexical nuances: prop., a bringing together ;

Derivation: from (the reduplicated form of) G4863 (συνάγω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H5712 LXX ⇄ H6951

Themes:

ecclesiology jewish-context

Key Scripture Passages:

REV.2.9 REV.3.9 LUK.12.11 ACT.9.2 JAS.2.2 MAT.10.17 MRK.1.21

Mark

95% New Testament

New Testament • 16 Chapters

Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."

3D & AR

Silver Half-Shekel (Temple Tax Coin)

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Interactive 3D Silver Coin • Exodus 30:13 & Matthew 17:24–27

High-purity silver half-shekel (didrachm) used for the annual Sanctuary tax prescribed in Exodus 30:13–15 for every adult Israelite and referenced in Matthew 17:24–27 when Jesus and Peter paid the two-person Temple tax at Capernaum .

Magdala Synagogue Stone

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1st-century AD carved limestone reading block from Galilee featuring the earliest known Menorah carved during the Temple period

A richly carved limestone block found at the center of an excavated 1st-century Galilean synagogue, serving as a reading desk or Torah stand, decorated with relief carvings of the Second Temple Menorah , Showbread table, oil jars, and chariot wheels.

Matthew 4

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Matthew • Chapter 4 (25 verses)

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum , Jordan , Syria .

Luke 7:5

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 88% Verse

Luke Chapter 7, Verse 5

Scripture passage in Luke 7:5

Mark 1:21

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 86% Verse

Mark Chapter 1, Verse 21

Scripture passage in Mark 1:21

Map of the Ministry of Jesus in Galilee & Decapolis

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Capernaum , Bethsaida , Chorazin , Nazareth , Mount of Beatitudes, and boat journeys across the Sea of Galilee .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Caravaggio — The Calling of Saint Matthew (1600)

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Dramatic chiaroscuro oil painting in the Contarelli Chapel depicting the moment Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow Him ( Matthew 9:9 ).

Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) • San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Yeshua the Messiah

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 83% Messianic Line

Generation 75 • Messianic Line • Child of Mary

Yeshua the Messiah is a biblical figure in Generation 75 of the Messianic Line , child of Mary . ( Matthew 1:16 )

Second Temple Judaism: Sects, Institutions, and Messianic Expectations

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 81% Wiki Topic

From Cyrus to Titus: Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodian Monumentality, and the Roman Matrix

Comprehensive historical and archaeological consensus on the political, religious, and social landscape between the return from Babylonian Exile under Cyrus (538 BC) and the Roman destruction of the Second Temple (70 AD).

Ἰησοῦς

Iesous (Iēsoûs) [ee-ay-sooce']

G2424 Greek proper noun masculine 917x

JESUS, Joshua, Jesus

Primary meaning: JESUS, Joshua, Jesus, Jesus. Strong's: Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites. Lexical nuances: JESUS : Mt 1:21 , al.; ὁ Ἰ , Mt 3:13 , al.; Ἰ. Χριστός , Mt 1:1 , Mk 1:1 , al.; Χρ. Ἰ. , Ro 2:26 , al.; κύριος Ἰ. , Ac 28:31 , al.; Ἰησοῦ , voc., Mk 1:24 , al. Joshua : Ac 7:45 , He 4:8 . Jesus , son of Eliezer: Lk 3:29 . Jesus , surnamed Justus: Col 4:11 . v.s. βαραββᾶς .

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03091);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H3091

Themes:

christology soteriology

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.21 MAT.3.13 MAT.1.1 MRK.1.1 ROM.2.26 ACT.28.31 MRK.1.24 ACT.7.45

Matthew 11

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Matthew • Chapter 11 (30 verses)

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ , he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come,... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Chorazin , Bethsaida , Tyre , Sidon , Capernaum .

Mark 2

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Mark • Chapter 2 (28 verses)

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Levi , David , Capernaum .

John

Connected via Capernaum Ancient Limestone Synagogue Ruins 79% New Testament

New Testament • 21 Chapters

John (New Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Joseph , Judas . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Galilee , Bethsaida , Nazareth , Cana . Opens with: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...."

Matthew 17

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Matthew • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James , and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Simon , Galilee , Capernaum .

John 6

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John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias . And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , Moses , Joseph , Judas , Galilee , Tiberias , Capernaum .

Luke

Connected via Capernaum Synagogue Reconstruction 75% New Testament

New Testament • 24 Chapters

Luke (New Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , David , Mary , Abram/Abraham . Key places: Galilee , Nazareth , Syria , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem , Ituraea . Opens with: "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,..."

John 2

74% Chapter

John • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Cana , Galilee , Capernaum , Jerusalem .

Mark 9

73% Chapter

Mark • Chapter 9 (50 verses)

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James , and John , and leadeth them up into an high ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Galilee , Capernaum .

Matthew 8

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Matthew • Chapter 8 (34 verses)

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his lepr... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Capernaum .

3D & AR

Second Temple of Jerusalem (Herod's Temple)

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Interactive 3D Architectural Model • Luke 2, John 2 & Acts 3

Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.

Scripture Passages (24)

Mark 1:21 (KJV)

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And they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

Luke 10:15 (KJV)

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And thou, Capernaum , which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

Matthew 8:5 (KJV)

KJV

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum , there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

John 6:59 (KJV)

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These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum .

Luke 4:31 (KJV)

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And came down to Capernaum , a city of Galilee , and taught them on the sabbath days.

Luke 7:1 (KJV)

KJV

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum .

Mark 2:1 (KJV)

KJV

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

Matthew 4:13 (KJV)

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And leaving Nazareth , he came and dwelt in Capernaum , which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

Matthew 17:24 (KJV)

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And when they were come to Capernaum , they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

John 2:12 (KJV)

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After this he went down to Capernaum , he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

John 6:17 (KJV)

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And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum . And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

John 6:24 (KJV)

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When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum , seeking for Jesus .

Mark 9:33 (KJV)

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And he came to Capernaum : and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

John 4:46 (KJV)

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So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee , where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum .

Luke 4:23 (KJV)

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And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum , do also here in thy country.

Luke 4:44 (KJV)

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And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee .

Acts 6:9 (KJV)

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Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia , disputing with Stephen.

Luke 4:15 (KJV)

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And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

Matthew 12:9 (KJV)

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And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

Matthew 11:23 (KJV)

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And thou, Capernaum , which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom , it would have remained until this day.

Luke 7:5 (KJV)

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For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Luke 13:10 (KJV)

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And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Mark 1:39 (KJV)

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And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee , and cast out devils.

Mark 12:39 (KJV)

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And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: