Archaeology: the synagogue at Capernaum

Archaeologists have restored a synagogue that stood there some 350 years after Jesus' time. However, recently it was discovered that this synagogue was built over the foundation of the synagogue from Jesus' time, confirming that this is the place where important Bible events took place.

The ancient synagogue still has two inscriptions, one in Greek and the other in Aramaic, that remember the benefactors that helped in the construction of the building. There are also carvings of five- and six-pointed starts and of palm trees.

Capernaum served as Jesus' headquarters during His ministry in Galilee. According to Mark 1:21-26, 3:1-6, Luke 4:31-37, and John 6:59, Jesus both taught and healed people in the synagogue.

Kyle Campbell