Capernaum
Israel
Capernaum, a fishing village on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee, in modern Israel. The Gospels make it the centre of Jesus' Galilean ministry and the home town of the apostles Peter and Matthew.
Teachers who lived here
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth (-4–30)
base of his Galilean ministry 28–30
Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle (1–?)
household; disciple of Jesus 28–30
James, son of Zebedee
James, son of Zebedee (1–44)
fisherman; called as disciple 28–30
Peter the Apostle
Peter the Apostle (1–64)
home base, disciple 27–30
Matthew the Apostle
Matthew the Apostle (?–80)
calling as tax collector 28–30