GREEK · G5523
Χοραζίν
Chorazin — Chorazin
Χοραζείν (Rec. -ζίν), ἡ, Chorazin, a town of Galilee: Mat.11:21, Luk.10:13.† (AS)
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Chorazin
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Named along with Bethsaida and Capernaum as one of the cities in which our Lord’s “mighty works” were done, and which was doomed to woe because of signal privileges neglected (Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13). It has been identified by general consent with the modern Kerazeh, about 2 1/2 miles up the Wady Kerazeh from Capernaum; i.e., Tell Hum.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.