The Gospels report that Jesus taught in Capernaum’s synagogue. One of his 12 apostles, Matthew, is described as a tax collector at Capernaum, and several more apostles as living there.

The columns of a partially restored, second- to fifth-century synagogue in Capernaum lie atop an older structure very likely visited by Jesus, according to some scholars. Nearby, archaeologists ...

Jesus went on to direct him to not tell anyone what had happened but to go to the temple and offer a gift ... Benjamin lives in the Galilean village of Capernaum and has leprosy.