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CHORAZIN

(Gk. Chorazín)

A town in Upper Galilee rebuked by Jesus for its lack of repentance, even though the town had witnessed his miracles (Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13). Rabbinic sources describe Chorazin as a medium-sized town with a distinctive wheat production (b. Menaḥ. 85a). The city prospered in the 2nd century a.d. when the region expanded with refugees from the Bar Kokhba Rebellion.

Khirbet Karâzeh (2031.2575), ca. 3 km. (2 mi.) NW of Capernaum, was first identified as Chorazin in the middle of the 19th century by C. W. M. Van de Velde. A 4th-century a.d. synagogue was uncovered there in 1926. The Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums conducted excavations there in 1962-65 and restoration work in 1982-86.

Bibliography. Z. Yeivin, “Ancient Chorazin Comes Back to Life,” BARev 13/5 (1987): 22-36.

Stephen J. Andrews






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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