Chorazin
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- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Chorazin (subject)
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Chorazin (sources)
Chorazin was a village in northern Galilee.
Overview
The settlement, located on a hillside above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, is known only from the late Second Temple Period. It flourished especially during the mishnaic and talmudic periods, 3rd-4th centuries CE.
Chorazin in ancient sources
Chorazin in Scholarship
Extensive excavations were carried out at Chorazin in 1962-1964 and 1980-1987.