Korazim

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Korazim is an ancient village in the Galilee region of Israel, known from the New Testament as one of the towns condemned by Jesus and now preserved as an archaeological site.

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Korazim canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient village
archaeological site
abandonedByCentury 11th century
biblicalNameVariant Chorazim
Chorazin
buildingMaterial basalt stone
condemnedBy Jesus
country Israel
distanceFromTiberias about 11 kilometers north
elevation approximately 350 meters above sea level
excavationBegan early 20th century
excavationResumed 1960s
1980s
floruit Byzantine period
Roman period
hasArchaeologicalPark Korazim National Park
hasFeature Moses seat inscription
ornamented synagogue carvings
hasVisitorCenter true
hebrewName כורזים
inscriptionLanguage Aramaic
Hebrew
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Galilee
Northern District, Israel
locatedNear Sea of Galilee
locatedNorthOf Capernaum
managedBy Israel Nature and Parks Authority
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
New Testament
nearModernLocality Khorazim (modern moshav)
notableStructure ancient synagogue
basalt-built houses
olive presses
ritual baths
openToPublic true
partOf ancient Galilean Jewish settlement network
region eastern Upper Galilee
linked to: Upper Galilee
religiousSignificance site of one of the Galilean towns cursed by Jesus
synagogueDate 4th century CE
tourismActivity archaeological tourism
biblical tourism
typeOfSettlement Jewish village
UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site

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Chorazin alsoSpelled Korazim
Korazin biblicalNameVariant Korazim