Galilee, part 4, Capernaum

After the Church of the Beatitudes and a bit of lunch, we headed to Capernaum, the "town of Jesus."  Jesus relocated here from Nazareth to teach and preach, performed several miracles, and chose many of his "fishers of men."  Peter, James, Andrew, John, and Matthew all came from Capernaum.

The ruins are in great shape (in fact they were not discovered until the 1800's), and it really was quite a treat to walk in Jesus's footsteps.

 Simon, called Peter

 My boys at the Sea of Galilee

The Church of St. Peter's House, 

built atop the purported site of Peter's house, 

where Jesus healed the paralytic man

 The see-through floor to Peter's house

 church atop the ruins

 the church, with Sam and me in there for perspective

 ruins of Capernaum

 The synagogue

 Inside the temple

 Cute boys being troopers!