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Chorazin in Wikipedia

Chorazin (pronounced /koʊˈreɪzɪn/; Korazim Karraza, Kh. Karazeh, Chorizim, Kerazeh, Korazin) was a village in northern Galilee, two and a half miles from Capernaum on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Biblical references Chorazin, along with Bethsaida and Capernaum, was named in the New Testament gospels of Matthew and Luk...

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Ancient Synagogue at Chorazin

The 3rd century synagogue was destroyed in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 5th. [Citation needed] An unusual feature in an ancient synagogue is the presence of three-dimensional sculpture, a pair of stone lions.[1] A similar pair of three-dimensional lions was found in the synagogue at Kfar Bar'am.[2] Other carvings, which are thought to have o...

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Ancient Oil Press at Korazim

The site of ancient Korazim reveals a beautiful Oil Press. [Wiki Image]...

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Chorazin in Wikipedia

Chorazin (pronounced /koʊˈreɪzɪn/; Korazim Karraza, Kh. Karazeh, Chorizim, Kerazeh, Korazin) was a village in northern Galilee, two and a half miles from Capernaum on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Biblical references. Chorazin, along with Bethsaida and Capernaum, was named in the New Testament gospels of Matthew and Luke ...

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Archaeology of Korazim

Archaeology. Korazim is now the site of a National Archaeological Park. Extensive excavations and a survey were carried out at in 1962-1964. Excavations at the site were resumed in 1980-1987. The site is an excavated ruin today, but was inhabited starting in the 1st century. It is associated with modern day Kerazeh. The majority of the structures...

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