John 2:12

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After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

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Galilee and the Travels of JesusPalestine tracing the travels of Jesus, including Galilee and the Sea of Galilee region.

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Cana, in Galilee, was the village where Jesus had just performed the sign of turning water into wine; Capernaum was a lakeside town on the Sea of Galilee that became a central base for his ministry. John 2:12 marks a brief move with his family and disciples before the journey to Jerusalem for Passover.

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John 2:12 mentions Cana, Capernaum, Galilee and Jerusalem.

Photo of Capernaum — Capernaum · AVRAMGR

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13