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    Chorazin

    Χοραζίν

    Chorazin was a town in Galilee that Jesus rebuked for its lack of repentance despite the mighty works he had done there.

    Where the story of Chorazin happensWhere the gazetteer locates Chorazin, framed to them: Chorazin. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Chorazin
    Where the gazetteer locates Chorazin
    verses
    2
    first named
    Matthew 11:21
    last named
    Luke 10:14
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.91°N · 35.56°E
    settlement32.91°N · 35.56°E

    Khirbet Karraza (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Chorazin in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Chorazin was a town located in Galilee, near the Sea of Galilee, during the time of Jesus Christ's ministry. It is mentioned twice in the Gospels, both in the context of Jesus pronouncing judgment on the town for its unbelief and lack of repentance (Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13).

    In these passages, Jesus contrasts Chorazin with the Gentile cities of Tyre and Sidon, stating that if the mighty works he had performed in Chorazin had been done in those cities, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. This suggests that Jesus had carried out significant miracles and teachings in Chorazin, yet the people remained unresponsive to his message.

    Jesus then declares that it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for Chorazin, emphasizing the severity of the town's spiritual hardness and the consequences of rejecting the Messiah.

    The exact location of Chorazin is not specified in the Bible, but it is believed to be the modern-day site of Khirbet Karazeh, about 2.5 miles north of Capernaum. Archaeological excavations at the site have revealed the remains of a synagogue from the 3rd or 4th century AD, as well as residential buildings and streets.

    Chorazin serves as a sobering example of the consequences of unbelief and the importance of responding to Jesus' teachings and miracles with faith and repentance.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Matthew1 verse

      11:21

    2. Luke1 verse

      10:13

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Bearability Comparison and Jesus Denouncing, and 1 moreBethsaidaTown where Jesus performed miracles, home of several disciplesvia Miracles PerformedCapernaumTown in Galilee; center of Jesus' ministryvia Jesus DenouncingJesusThe Son of God and Savior of the world.via Bearability ComparisonJudgmentJudgment is a concept gathering 81 labelled instances in the text.via Bearability ComparisonSidonPhoenician city; home of Jezebelvia Bearability ComparisonSodomWicked city destroyed by God for its sinsvia Bearability ComparisonTyreA major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

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