Capernaum
a city of Galilee in Palestine, about 70 miles N. by E. from Jerusalem. It is situated on the N. W. shore of the Sea of Tiberias . It was a place of considerable importance in the time of Christ, who describes it as exalted unto heaven. The place derives its chief interest from the manner in which it is mentioned in the New Testament.
It was here that Jesus Christ began His public ministry; and in its neighborhood He delivered the Sermon on the Mount.