Mark 2:18

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John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

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

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Capernaum was a fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee and became a central base for Jesus’ early Galilean ministry. The discussion about fasting in Mark 2:18 occurs in this wider setting, where Jesus’ presence and call of disciples provoke questions about traditional religious practice.

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Mark 2:18 mentions Capernaum.

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