Korazin
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Korazin is an ancient Galilean town mentioned in the New Testament as one of the places where Jesus performed miracles yet rebuked its inhabitants for their lack of repentance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ biblical location ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bethsaida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capernaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalNameVariant |
Chorazin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korazim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | national park of Israel ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 3 km north of the Sea of Galilee
ⓘ
approximately 3–4 km from Capernaum ⓘ |
| elevation | above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
ancient synagogue
ⓘ
basalt stone buildings ⓘ olive presses ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ ritual baths (mikvaot) ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalReference |
Luke 10:13
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matthew 11:21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorated architectural elements in synagogue
ⓘ
inscriptions in Aramaic and Hebrew (in synagogue) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with miracles of Jesus
ⓘ
rebuke by Jesus for lack of repentance ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOfSynagogue | basalt ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| nearModernLocality | Khorazim (modern village) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | “woe” sayings of Jesus ⓘ |
| rebukedBy | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Upper Galilee ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | example of unrepentant town in Jesus’ teachings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | Hebrew alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| tourismType |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
archaeological tourism site ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | part of “The Galilee Journeys of Jesus and the Apostles” (tentative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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