CHAP. LXXX. Capernaum. (Book 80)
FROM the things last spoken, we gather no trifling conjecture concerning the situ∣ation of the Town of Capernaum.
Josephus relates, that the Country of Gennesar, which we have described, was water∣ed a 1.1 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ with a spring of excellent wa∣ter▪ the people thereabouts call it Capernaum. From that either the City hath its name, or rather that hath its name from the City; and the City from the pleasantness of the place. The Evangelists compared together do make it clear, that this City was seated in the land of Genesaret. For when it is said by Matthew and Mark, that Christ sailing over from the desert of Bethsaida arrived at the Country of Genesareth, Matth. XIV. 34. Mark VI. 53. it is manifest from John, that he arrived at Capernaum, Joh. VI. 22, 24, 25. When therefore that most pleasant Country laid near Tiberias, and that Capernaum was in that Country, we must necessarily suppose, that it was not very remote from Tiberias.
It was 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Upon the Sea coasts, in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthali, Matth. IV. 13. Not that it was the bounds of each, but because it was within the borders of Zabulon and Nephthali, they being put in oppositi∣on to the other parts of Galilee. So 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the borders of Tyre and Sidon, Mark VII. 24. denote not that very centre, where the territories of Tyre are parted from those of Sidon; but the bounds of Tyre and Sidon, as distinguished from the bounds of Galilee. Nevertheless neither was this City far distant from the very limits, where the bounds of Zabulon and Nephthali did touch upon one another, namely, near the South coast of the Sea of Gennesaret, which we observed before.
We suppose Capernaum seated between Tiberias and Tarichee. Whether 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Cepharnome in b 1.2 Josephus be the same with this we do enquire.