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in the woe pronounced against it by Christ (Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13). Its appearance there, however, shows that it must have been a place of some importance, and highly privileged by the ministry of Jesus.
Where is Chorazin in the Bible?
Chorazin was a town in ancient Galilee, located on the heights north of Capernaum in what is now northern Israel. It appears in the New Testament primarily in the Gospel accounts of Matthew and Luke, where Jesus pronounces a woe against it for failing to repent despite witnessing his mighty works performed there. The town's mention in these accounts of rebuke indicates it was a place of considerable importance and privilege during Jesus's ministry. By the time of the early church historian Eusebius, Chorazin had already been abandoned, and scholars believe it corresponds to the ruins of Kerazeh, which still stand desolate in that region today. The biblical significance of Chorazin lies in its example of spiritual rejection, representing those who witnessed Christ's power yet refused to turn from their sins.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Matthew
- Luke
Chorazin
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)in the woe pronounced against it by Christ (Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13). Its appearance there, however, shows that it must have been a place of some importance, and highly privileged by the ministry of Jesus. It was already deserted in the time of Eusebius, who places it 2 miles from Capernaum (Onomasticon, under the word). We can hardly doubt that it is represented by the extensive ruins of Kerazeh, on the heights to the north of Tell Chum. It is utterly desolate: a few carved stones being seen among the heaps. There are traces of a Roman road which connected the ancient city with the great highway between north and south which touched the lake shore at Khan Minyeh. W. Ewing
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