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Peter's House, Capernaum

When excavators came upon a typical Queen Helena octagonal church they knew they had found a site that she thought held particular significance. Below Helena's church they found an insula, consisting of several small roofed rooms clustered around a large open courtyard. Such "insula" were typical of homes in Capernaum. THis home seems to have been used very early after Yeshua's death & resurrection as a meeting place for early believers. Of course, to Roman Catholics this meant it had to be the Apostle Peter's house. However, the Gospels make it clear that Yeshua had a house in Capernaum; see Mt.9:1 & Mk 2:1. I would therefore suggest this was Yeshua's own home.

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Uploaded on August 4, 2010
Taken on August 3, 2010