Capernaum definition
Capernaum means as much as „village of comfort“ or of „refreshing“. There he started to preach about “The Kingdom of heaven“ (Matth. 4, 17). Jesus appeared in the synagogues (Matth. 4, 23), He appeared as a Rabbi. At that time it did not require much human acknowledgement. There he ministered to the sick and oppressed and emphasized His teaching therewith. It says: „Who heals needs to be righteous.“ At that time they believed that you could only truly heal if you were particularly holy and committed to the Lord.
Examples of Capernaum in a sentence
Moreover, other aged, pious and experienced Jews who were not in office, were found competent to fill the office of Elders as soon as they received the gospel; and Gentiles, who, like ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Centurion of Capernaum, had become devout worshipers of God through Jewish influence, were often possessed of all the qualifications for the office as soon as they were fairly established as members of the church.
In Luke 4:23 we find Him saying to them: "Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country." The reference was to acts of healing which the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ had performed there.