“And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.”
Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people — the descent to Capernaum from Nazareth is literal (Capernaum is at the lake, lower than the Galilean highlands) and narrative: after the rejection at home, the ministry expands at the new base. The Sabbath teaching in Capernaum's synagogue parallels the Nazareth Sabbath — same setting, very different reception.
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