n.
Ancient city, Palestine .
Located on the northwestern shore of the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), it was the home of Jesus for much of his ministry. His disciples Peter, Andrew, and Matthew were from Capernaum, and he was said to have performed many of his miracles there. Excavations begun in 1905 indicated that the cite of the ancient city is likely near modern Kefer Na 1E25; um, Israel. Among the remains discovered was a synagogue dating from the 2nd3rd century AD.