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Matthew 17:24

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When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?"

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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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Capernaum was a fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, in Galilee, the region where Jesus carried out much of his public ministry. Its mention locates the temple-tax question in Jesus’ familiar ministry setting, shortly before Peter’s distinctive response.

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Matthew 17:24 mentions Capernaum and Galilee.

Capernaum · AVRAMGR
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

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