Korazim
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Korazim is an ancient village in the Galilee region of Israel, known from the New Testament as one of the towns condemned by Jesus and now preserved as an archaeological site.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient village
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| biblicalNameVariant |
Chorazim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chorazin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | basalt stone ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| distanceFromTiberias | about 11 kilometers north GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 350 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavationResumed |
1960s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| floruit |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPark | Korazim National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Moses seat inscription
ⓘ
ornamented synagogue carvings ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| hebrewName | כורזים ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Capernaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| nearModernLocality | Khorazim (modern moshav) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
ancient synagogue
ⓘ
basalt-built houses ⓘ olive presses ⓘ ritual baths ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Galilean Jewish settlement network ⓘ |
| region | eastern Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of one of the Galilean towns cursed by Jesus ⓘ |
| synagogueDate | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
biblical tourism ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | Jewish village ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | not a World Heritage Site ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.