Bible Dictionary
Chorazin
Chorazin was a Galilean city where Jesus performed mighty works. He pronounced woe upon it because its inhabitants did not repent despite receiving such privileges.
Definition
Chorazin was a city in Galilee that was highly privileged by the ministry of Jesus. It is named with Bethsaida and Capernaum among the places where His mighty works were done.
Biblical Usage
Jesus pronounced woe upon Chorazin because its inhabitants did not repent despite the mighty works performed there.
Historical Background
Chorazin was already deserted in the time of Eusebius. It has commonly been identified with the ruins of Kerazeh north of Capernaum, though the supplied material also notes uncertainty about the modern site.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
one of the cities in which our Lord’s mighty works were done, but named only in his denunciation. Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13 St. Jerome describes it as on the shore of the lake, two miles from Capernaum, but its modern site is uncertain.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ko-ra'-zin (Chorazin, Mt 11:21; Chorazin, Lu 10:13; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Chorazein): A city whose name appears only in the woe pronounced against it by Christ (Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13). Its appearance there, however, shows that it must have been a place of some importance, and highly privileged by the ministry of Jesus. It was already deserted in the time of Eusebius, who places it 2 miles from Capernaum (Onomasticon, under the word). We can hardly doubt that it is represented by the extensive ruins of Kerazeh, on the heights to the north of Tell Chum. It is utterly desolate: a few carved stones being seen among the heaps. There are traces of a Roman road which connected the ancient city with the great highway between north and south which touched the lake shore at Khan Minyeh. W. Ewing</p>