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Matthew 8:14

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When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.

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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, a Galilean fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, became a principal setting for Jesus’ ministry and is where he entered Peter’s house to heal his mother-in-law. Gadara, east or southeast of the lake in the Gentile Decapolis region, matters in the chapter’s following account of Jesus’

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Matthew 8:14 mentions Capernaum and Gadara.

Capernaum · AVRAMGR
Gadara · Carole Raddato

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