Lifting the ancient floor of the cursed city of Chorazin

In the pages of the Bible, Chorazin (a.k.a. Korazim) is recorded as being one of the cities where Jesus had preached and performed miracles. Today, there is a national park that preserves the ancient city of Chorazin. But here is the problem - How do we really know that this is the actual biblical Chorazin?
This site had been excavated for over 100 years, but almost nothing substantial was found that dated back to the time of Jesus. The earliest findings were of the late third century.
We had been here before, two years ago, and made a video about this place. We met with the lead archaeologist, Achia Cohen Tavor, who was searching for evidence of a first-century dwelling, but back at that time, they did not yet find the evidence. So we left this place with a big question - Is this really the Chorazin that’s mentioned in the Bible?
But, today we are back! We are back because Achia is making a groundbreaking discovery. He was given permission to lift the floor of the ancient synagogue. So, join us today as we come alongside Achia on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to excavate an ancient synagogue of Chorazin!
Achia’s (Dagesh Archaeological Tourism) email: [e-mail]
KZbin: / @achiakohn-tavor6023
Facebook: / kohntavor
Special thanks to the park’s administration for having us. You can contact the Korazim Park administration for more questions at this email: [e-mail]
And visit their website at www.parks.org.il/en
Season 4, Episode 9 (S04E09)
Copyright Notices:
- Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
- Information snapshots from Wikipedia.org
English Closed Captions edited by Terri Adams. Looking for English Captions of your own? Contact Terri at [e-mail].

[@arevavaful]

I'm just loving these videos, They make the past leap into the present, Amazing! 😊💕

[@KowboyUSA]

Starting my Sunday's with Sergio and Rhoda in Israel is always uplifting! Thank you,and God Bless all!

[@pawpawtina]

You know they killed Jesus right? this isn't about God...

[@Watchman73]

Shalom. Try starting your Shabbat (Saturday's) with Sergio and Rhoda instead. We are still supposed to be keeping Shabbat, not Sunday. The pagan Romans, Constantine, the Roman Catholic Church and the Jesuits changed the Sabbath to Sunday. But search the scriptures, and you will see that even the apostles after he rose from the grave, still kept the sabbath on saturday. Lost scrolls even tell us that "they will return to keeping torah and sabbath's, in the last days". Shalom.

[@CynicalDude]

@@Watchman73 Yes, Christians should keep the Sabbath! Jesus Christ is Lord! Turn to Jesus Christ today!

[@lumenpraetorius4592]

@@pawpawtina Don’t you understand that it was your sins and mine that put Christ on the cross? If you do not recognize this simple truth then your on sins will remain unforgiven.

[@lumenpraetorius4592]

@@Watchman73 From the earliest days of the Church, Sunday was the day of worship because Our Lord rose from the dead on Sunday, the first day of the week. The Romans, whether they were pagan or Christian had nothing to do with this. The sabbath was not changed at all because it remained the day of worship for Jews. And the Catholic Church has worshiped God on Sunday from the time of St. Peter who was the first pope, until the present day. You are wrong and terribly confused.

[@aprilhiggins433]

Makes me feel good to see other people get excited Playing in the dirt and finding treasures

[@KingJesus41]

It's always good digging in the dirt and finding treasure! Regardless of what that treasure might be.

[@jaojmnhzhzm]

Archaeologists: the unsung heroes of Biblical history. God bless them and the work of their hands.

[@stevenvaughn1679]

Good morning from Idaho USA you two are awesome thank you

[@garypence6308]

I’m always waiting for new videos and I’m never disappointed. I love seeing the locations you take us to. Especially since I will probably never get to see Israel in person until we return with Jesus. God bless you both!

[@fe8018]

Same here, but I have save some to visit the Holy Land, hope this virus go away. But even with the package we can never cover like what we see or learn from SR blogs. Thanks again.

[@Romailjohn]

@@fe8018 praise be the LORD GOD

[@rockylosco5596]

Gary P u make a very good point there I’ve thought the same thing lol,always wanted to visit Israel but it’s too expensive for me really but whether I ever get to or not I know that at the second coming I will return to Jerusalem with Christ himself and be there or atleast around there somewhere or wherever he puts us on this earth for the millinium,I don’t have any clue how that will work I just know we will be with Christ forever during the millinium onto the new heaven and new earth and eternity future

[@lorrainedesmoulin3068]

Yes wonderful exploring with Sergio and Ronda thank you ..

[@brendaunknown9973]

@@rockylosco5596 Amen

[@cheycasters]

Sweet, I was needing some good things to watch!!

[@dorispetitt8140]

Thank you Sergio and Rhoda for this wonderful tour! Praise God!!!

[@babycheshaolin]

Hello Sergio & Rhoda! Please upload every week. I feel more closer to God when I am watching your video. I am praying someday that I can visit Israel🙏🏻🙏🏻 God bless and Mabuhay!- She from the Philippines🇵🇭

[@SureshBabu-sz3we]

God has given you good ministry. Thank you for telling the world the truth about God, and may God's grace be with you. 

[@SureshBabu-sz3we]

By God Grace Brother

[@skkk352]

Which part of India are you from .brother?

[@EdOfTheNorth]

The life and death of the entire planet and of all that exists on this planet, hinges upon the identity of the Messiah. It is so refreshing to see that there are archaeologists who search for the time of the Christ (the Messiah) rather than just digging for the sake of information. Achia strikes me as a believer and may God bless him and his family and bring him great success in his excavations. Thanks for the video guys and may the One True God and Eternal Life bless you both.- 1 John 5:20.

[@EdOfTheNorth]

@Justice League So you are one of those people who simply accepted that what was thought to be bedrock was bedrock when in fact it was not. Achia wanted to know if the site was the Chorazin of the time of the Messiah and he kept searching for that reason. He found the proof while decades of prior archaeologists found nothing. Mmmm..... something to be learned from that. Personally I would not want you for a judge because of your own admission you are not committed to search for the evidence relevant to the dig. Just believing what others tell you is a great way to pervert history though, but that is not honorable at all.

[@ohuntermc9321]

@Gaz Gandalf "Christianity is PROVEN and can be traced through history" the only thing is that can be proven about Christianity is the fact that the it's been a practicing faith/theology or 2000 years but you can't prove any of the major events actually happened.

[@ohuntermc9321]

@Gaz Gandalf For example the resurrection in the new testament, in the Hebrew bible the supposed destruction of cities by Yahweh in the book in Joshua has almost no archaeological evidence (some of the supposed cities were not even occupied at the time) , the great flood and Adam and Eve (a story that shares striking similarities to the epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish tablets) which is so clearly a mythological tale that circulated during that period.

[@ohuntermc9321]

@Gaz Gandalf again Christianity is REAL in the sense that it is theological that is practiced in society even to this day but the events talked about in the bible cannot be proven, its as simple as that.

[@ohuntermc9321]

But also you have the burden of the old testament nevertheless, because if the stores in the Hebrew bible are not true than that causes tremendous issues for the new testament which draws heavily from the Hebrew scripture.

[@marjoleint3592]

Its amazing to see the trail were Jesus/Yeshua has walked. And the archeological discovery’s that Achia makes. When I was in Israël, I was so thrilled to walk at the roads Jesus walked also, and at the same time, I was thinking that when this is already so exiting, how much more exiting will it be to walk with Jesus Himself and see Him from face to face. Now we see just a footprint, a path, a barren road, a shadow, but then we will see Him as He is. And we have to remember dear brothers and sisters, that He is alive today and that He will reign forever and ever. He is our Saviour and King! Blessings to you all, from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@kcccyouth4307]

HUGE THANKS to Achia Cohen Tavor for sharing his finds with us. It is obviously he puts a TON of sweat and passion into what he and his team does. I feel incredibly blessed to benefit from not only his hard and difficult labor of love, but also from this wonderful ministry of yours (Sergio and Rhoda) which you guys have been persevering in. May God, in Christ continue to bless your efforts, and Achia Cohen Tavor's.

[@janice7378]

Yes a big Thank you to Achia

[@lauriemclean1131]

"Groundbreaking discovery" by archaeologists. 😂 I wonder if Sergio meant to make that pun? All of their discoveries are about breaking the ground. Loved the video.

[@lauriemclean1131]

Thanks as always to Sergio & Rhoda for another great video. And thanks also to Achia for kindly sharing his work with us.

[@j.o2soccer503]

Im just glad I got the joke😃🤓👍

[@maryanne1296]

😂😆😂

[@billrobbins5874]

Yeah, good one. Thought rabbit, elephant?

[@vivekantoni2134]

OMG i swear i was thinking about this channel for an upload few minutes back and look now they did!

[@elainehall1034]

Thank you for another wonderful video. I am thrilled to see how God proves His word. You are both chosen, by the Lord, to be ministers of the Gospel through video. Shalom Elaine Lee Hall

[@michaelmilne9914]

These videos are like reading the Bible, every time I open it I learn something new.

[@socorroresendiz3976]

Really got so emotional because Jesus walked this pathway. And the findings it was amazing to see all this. Thank you for your awesome work. Blessings to you both.

[@susanasalinas4273]

WOW!! Am in awe. Happy I didn't stay home. Thanks for picking me up. GOD'S BLESSINGS TO ALL.

[@leynmae1541]

Waiting for new videos every day ☺️💜 God bless you guys

[@lovedalestudios]

That was a fantastic episode....!!! So uplifting to see the evidences of my faith!! God bless you both..!

[@patricktomlinson5426]

Great video!! I love history, to think jesus walked that same pathway, so amazing! But it's not that uncommon..my family homesteaded in Arkansas in the 1820s..my grandmother and both my great aunts lived on that homestead until they passed. When I was a young boy, I could go deeper into the woods behind my grandmother's house, before they logged the area, and you could still find the old stage coach wagon trails, which before that were oxen trails, which ran all the way up into the Virginia area from the 1700s, and of course before that these same trails were used by the native people's as trade routes, for lord only knows how long. I think y'all used to live in Florida, I know in Louisiana, and Florida there are highways called the spanish trail, or trace, people don't realize it but these follow the trade roads of the Spanish, which of course we're native trade routes before that, people always take the easiest route, and often the older highways still followed the more ancient trade routes...because they were the path of least resistance, it is the same everywhere. That trail, is almost surely still sitting in the same route that Jesus walked so long ago, we are tied to our past in so many ways...and often we don't even know it. Thanks again for the video, I really look forward to watching each one. Have a blessed day!

[@kathidori8504]

Interesting point of view , thank you. Maybe Yeshua went from the "main" road to side ways to reach other villages and people? And then of corse came back to the main road for to go on. I would like to know, witch roads he used for to reach Jerusalem. GB

[@heru-deshet359]

@@kathidori8504 Pretty certain He did. He was, after all The Shepherd saving his flock.

[@taytay88]

❤️❤️❤️

[@charmainebillops2367]

Never disappointed. Always, I say it is time Sergio & Rhoda, to UPLOAD! Thank God. Holy Spirit leads, straight to. Today at the 7th hour. ***🤲Congratulations, to the NOD, given by local Israeli Television program. Yeah..🙏 🇮🇱💙🇺🇸🌈🔥⚓🤗👋

[@sooner7974]

Peace and love to you all. All praises unto TMH. Great content, S&R🤝🏽

[@jeantio8230]

I also have goosebumps with this video 🙌 Thank you Sergio and Rhoda🙏

[@rayslavetochrist7311]

Ty so much for sharing Brother,your videos open up the stories of our Bible and our Savior. GOD bless you and keep up the good work!

[@diannerussell9963]

Oh wow so glad to see 😊 U both &I am excited to what is next, U both r just wonderful&again praying that God is leading U both, God bless you both, love U 💖 Serigo&Rhonda, u both r precious,fr grandma!?💖💗🙏

[@FVDaudio]

My heart... Bumping and jumping like a drummer concert. Thanks.

[@rhondahill66]

This is amazing, this morning at my church in Sunday school our lesson today was on Isaiah 23 the prophecy against Tyre.

[@adventure_always]

Thank you for the video!

[@surferpr831]

You two are doing a great job keeping the world update! Thank you 🙏

[@reynawatii8897]

Waiting for this, love from Singapore

[@wilnikchmarak9979]

Wow so beautiful place👍👍👍👍👍👍 God's bless you 🙏 thank you

[@bobjarrard]

You two are a blessing to not just the Church but to al those who care about the truth. Lord bless you both. Bob Jarrard (Nevada - USA)

[@Shaka868]

You guys need to start dropping two videos a week now maybe one outdoors and one indoors or maybe a live that will be fun. God bless....Shalom

[@joerizacuringao8661]

Hello sergio rhoda we missed you. Glad ur back

[@faithfirstfitness]

I just love that biblical stories especially in regards to Christ, are not a matter of if they happened but where 😂❤️🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@jenniferdsouza3973]

Thankyou 🙏for another amazing video. Love watching them😍👏

[@T-RexRita]

I can't get enough of your videos! Obviously your doing God's work, showing Jesus is very real. That everything written about Him is True. God bless, and keep you. Keep up the good work! Sergio & Rhoda's Most Excellent Adventures!

[@laniemondilla2851]

Watching you both on the interview recently what a blessings to all over the world connected to all believers of Jesus Christ.

[@benlompoliuw1445]

I love you Rhoda and Sergio, I studied and taught the Bible long time ago, but since lost the faith in Jesus, but all the knowledge of the bible are still there in my "DNA" and still think that the bible is the most interesting compilation of writings.

[@DarylPetree]

Great! Blessings my friends.

[@firinne870]

Awesome! I am always so happy and cheered to see your sweet faces and the cool stuff you show us! Thank you. I keep you and your family in my prayers daily and thinking of you and all Israel. Blessings! 💜

[@pervesdevid5434]

Thank you Jesus for anointed and wonderful people.

[@brianlove6506]

I've seen 2 of your videos now. I appreciate that you are not tied in with some kind of "ministry" organization but are simply enjoying the learning and exploring based on the Bible and your Hebrew history. Keep it reel; I like it best this way!! - Thanks very much for your efforts.

[@jcbros1083]

I'm so happy the Lord led me to stumble upon this channel!

[@josemlatorre5571]

Shalom and thank you 😊

[@davidb0126a]

After 2,000 years the shard from the oil lamp still has soot on it, "Like touching those people's lives." I can not imagine the feeling that must give you. Again, another great video!

[@michelethiel5172]

Thank you guys!! I absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much!! Greetings, love, and admiration from California!!! ❤🇺🇸❤🇮🇱❤

[@jameslwashington1]

THANK YOU AGAIN VERY HELPFUL, INSPIRING AND ENJOYABLE. GOD'S MERCY, BLESSINGS AND GRACE TO ALL

[@shepherdsvoice3245]

As always - AWESOME!! Fathers blessings in Jesus Christs mighty name!!

[@leena_crochethandmade]

Your videos are filled with a thirst for Yeshua . God bless you.

[@christinel.4921]

I missed you guys!!! Great to see you guys again. Thanks for the awesome video. I appreciate archaeologists like Achia who work hard to rediscover history. May God bless all your hard works. ❤️ from NYC.

[@gmctano1570]

Good morning. S&R here in L.A . Take Care

[@angelvpineda8148]

You guys are awesome. May Adonai bless you 😊 thanks

[@garyheyenrych8380]

Spending my Sunday evening in bed watching your vids is the perfect way to end my weekend. Thank you.

[@lesliepropheter5040]

This guy runs a neat and orderly camp, that's dedication!

[@lydiaharvey2328]

I always enjoy your videos. Closes I will be to the Holy Land until Jesus return's. God bless

[@davidhoeft2940]

Incredible video and information. I got goosebumps!

[@lazarussaganty3488]

Thanks for new updates. Greetings and wishes from India

[@caseyjones8203]

These videos make for a fun and exciting Bible study! Thank you so much for your efforts, God bless you all and be safe out there.

[@jstrum55]

As always Awesome work by you both! It’s also amazing but not surprising how many times you two come up on google searches now! Your excellent work and enthusiasm to show and teach people about Israel comes through loud and clear and with the innocents of young people seeing something new for the first time! Watching the pieces of history come together giving us a picture of the past! Great work. Love ya both 👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@John-ym9ht]

Exciting to see and what a privilege you have to walk where Jesus walked.

[@stacyq8983]

Sergio & Rhoda you guys are so Awesome also Achia. It's always a delight to see what you guys are up to. Thank you for sharing your love for HaShem Shalom

[@Digiclub101]

Every time I see a video I get so excited and most times I cry because I Just feel love all the time. You have no idea how much your videos make me understand our Lord

[@jeffreynerhood1096]

Wow! How exciting to see the land of Israel brought to life and The Word of God validated. Than you Sergio and Rhoda for another wonderful episode. I pray you will make it through yet another lockdown (!!). Blessings to you in His name.

[@lancepearson4035]

My Wife and I have exhausted all of your achieve of videos and love them all so it is so exciting when a new one comes along. This one is awesome thank you. Seeing the Hyrax was fun but there is no elephant in the room! Sorry but God created the Hyrax as a Hyrax lol. Can't wait for the next. God Bless

[@unimatrixx001]

Awesome video Sergio and Rhoda as always! Thank you so much for bringing this archaeological dig to our own living rooms! Just think how they struggled moving that boulder which makes one wonder how they did it 2000 or 3000 years ago!! Thank you and the archaeologist for allowing the filming and documentation to be made so we could experience it with you! Blessings and much love!

[@lorisullivan327]

Ahhhh Your channel is growing! Congratulations!!! I love your channel! Truthful, full of information, well made, funny, and greatly entertaining! It's awesome to see the Bible come to life with you both! May God bless you both incredibly!!!

[@annecampbell2891]

I can never go to Israel myself so just love these videos. Thank you both. God bless you and all your families.

[@steveherrera3233]

I really appreciate what you and Rhoda do in bringing these biblical accounts for the people to understand thank you to both of you.

[@susan-jn4qg]

I LOVED this guys!!! God's Blessings to you, and thank you for ALL that you do to bring these videos to us!

[@alonbarak241]

O M G I drive past this site every week. I live in the Golan and I noticed that the Park was closed almost all summer. Covid-19 (?) maybe made it possible to close the Park and for Achia to continue this amazing dig. Baruch HaShem. “And we know that in all things GOD works for the Good of those who love HIM, who have been called according to HIS purpose!” (Romans 8:28). May all who ❤️ יהוה pray for Achia Kohn - Tavor 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. 👍

[@awestruckchild758]

Thank you Sergio and Rhoda! I'm trying to bring my sister closer to the Lord and she asked me to help her in believing the Word of God.. Your videos give her a perspective on the hard evidence of the Truth in the bible! Praise our wonderful Almighty God and Lord Jesus Christ for guiding the people to Truth in every means. Surely, I'm not the only one here that finds herself smiling as our Mighty God guides us to uncover more and more to prove Him , to prove the wisdom in Trusting Him. Remarkable! yet again my Lord leaves me awestruck.

[@proudlyunvaccinated7911]

Check out Tamara Magdalene the Lioness of Yeshuah. God bless u dear♥️

[@charleshenderson1174]

Thanks guys for all you do to help us understand the Bible better.

[@swdweeb]

Another great one. I thought you were done with your season last week.

[@aksaphilip9095]

I was waiting for your video ❤️

[@user-eu7dz6bm7v]

This is exiting, you guys are so great ! When all Israel is in lock down, and no tourists around, you get to experience these cool things and bring us along, thanks a lot, good job !

[@alexandrufiu]

wooooow new videoooo! :) God bless youuuu!!!

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

I remember your first video on this and how they couldn't find anything from Jesus time so this is a real thrill!

[@tattlerelude28]

Wow.. I felt I was with your team the whole time I was watching! I'm lovin both of you Sergio and Rhoda❤️ Thank you for this! Such a blessing! Like the funny part at the end😁

[@kathyphifer7546]

How exciting and fun! Thank you both!

[@barbaravail5054]

Hello Sergio and Rhonda I love your videos thank you for sharing from Israel I long long to see Israel I've never been but in all the places in all the world my heart is in Israel. From my heart to yours You Are Family and I'm excited that Jesus is coming soon and we'll all meet up in there with love your sister in Christ Jesus Barbara Vail

[@BigBrokeBill]

So that's how they moved all those boulders, they had little elephants to help! Great video on Chorazin and the possible first century structures, hope you all are doing well !

[@kathidori8504]

😄😁😅🤣

[@rizmid]

You two beautiful people are doing a beautiful job in this day and age!! And this land which has cradle the three major religions of the world!! And Jesus (Essa) the only prophet to be risen up alive. Be blessed for enlightening the world with your beautiful presentations! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan! With all due respect and in peace!

[@chucknewman7076]

Well done as usual! Thank you for sharing.

[@benec5816]

Hello we have just started looking a your posts and we are going to go back further. Your production and editing supurbed and the way you show and explain everything is awesome thanks very much for the production stay safe and take care see ya

[@rickyrayhammondssr3134]

Hey guys shalom.. I love your videos on our savior and the places he walked..I have much love and respect for you the apple of his eye.. I hope to come to Israel before I pass away, Matthew saviors grace and safety surround you and yours..I look forward to future videos..ps..as a Christian I used to attend a messianic Christian church in Virginia but we moved to Texas.. they were so warm and friendly.. I miss them so much..peace my friends!❤️

[@glydel1245]

Another Quality content ❤️

[@scottknowles809]

Where are you guys? I’m addicted! I NEED! I NEED!!!

[@josephtabar492]

I woke up at 1:45 am with a arthritic backache, so I turned on KZbin until my pain medicine would kick in and I found your channel in my suggested feed. I have watched a couple of your programs and subscribed to your channel. Thank you for the great service that you are doing. I truly appreciate it. I am from Osgood, Indiana USA. May God bless you both.

[@lindaphillips4246]

well done, both of you. Thanks so much. Blessings from Canada.

[@jeansy3808]

God bless you both as always 😊

[@laurawofford-brown4351]

Thank you Rhonda and Sergio for showing me Israel.. Not sure I'm ever gonna be able to get there especially with the way things are going these days. God Bless. 🙏🙏👑💒😘

[@lindacombs3505]

U two are awesome!! These places u take me through your videos are a blessing. These are places I will never get to go to and God uses u to show his followers. Thank u for all the hard work u do to make these videos they are a blessing.

[@clairmclaughlin4770]

I really DIG Archeology, (Pun Intended) as a child in the 60's I spent so much time digging in my back yard, with my shovel and pale, to find treasures of the Past that might be there. I would, as a little girl also, take old tube radios apart to see how they worked. My major in College was Forensic Psych. (A bit of a waste for someone who is Born Again, and knows the real answers to Our mental problems and pain come from Yeshuah), but I have always loved Geology and Archeology and wish I had gone that way. But, with Mudfossil University, and the good work being done in Our Holy Land, I am more than satisfied, and I am still ROCKIN , Hallelujah!

[@nonitonunag9608]

good job segio and rhoda watching here in the phillippines. thank you GOD BLESS

[@francisdoss8642]

Seeing the Hyrax for the first time folks...Much Thanks...Stay Blessed...Amen.

[@consideredwhisper]

I was lucky enough to be taken by the lead archaeologist into the 1st century synagogue with a mosaic floor unearthed at the excavation site at Magdala a few years ago, quite close to Corazin in Galilee. What a treat! I volunteered with the dig just for a few days, although very hard work in that hot sun even in January. Galilee is such a fascinating historical area and well worth a visit.

[@SassyBashir]

Thank you Sergio and Rhoda