New Testament uses Kapharnaoúm in some manuscripts, and Kαπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm) in others. Within the Midrash Rabba (Ecclesiastes Rabba 7:47) the title appears in its Hebrew form, Kǝfar Naḥūm (Hebrew: כפר נחום). In Arabic, it is usually referred to as Talḥūm, and it is assumed that this refers back to the ruin (tall) of Ḥūm (maybe […]

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