Question: What town did Jesus say would be judged on Judgment Day more harshly than Sodom because it had the opportunity to repent when it saw miracles that Sodom didn't have a chance to see?
Answer: Capernaum. (Matthew 11:23-24)
Comments: Capernaum was a village that rested on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. According to Matthew, it served as the base of Jesus' public ministry (Matthew 4:13). It appears Jesus' presence in the city did not lead to any substantial repentance as Jesus pronounced judgment upon it.
"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day." (Matthew 11:23, NASB)
Capernaum was last inhabited around 750 CE. It ruins were discovered in 1838 by the American explorer Edward Robinson (1794-1863).
Note: This is an aerial view of the synagogue excavations at Capernaum.
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