After Joseph’s death...
Jesus and Mary removed to a little village of only a few houses...
between Capharnaum and Bethsaida. A man named Levi, who was very much attached to the Holy Family, had given Jesus a house there in which to dwell. It stood alone surrounded by a ditch of standing water.
A couple of Levi’s people also were in the house in the capacity of servants, and Levi himself supplied all necessaries from Capharnaum. It was to this little place that Peter’s father retired when he gave over to him the fishery at Bethsaida.
Jesus had already many followers...
among the young people of Nazareth, but they were not faithful to Him.
walked with them in the country around the lake, and went up to Jerusalem with them for the feasts. The Lazarus family in Bethania were already acquainted with the Holy Family. The Pharisees of Nazareth were against Jesus, they called Him a vagrant [landloper].
Levi gave Him that house that He might, without fear of disturbance,
live in it and gather His followers around Him.
~bron~
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