Peter's house From John 1:44 we learn that Bethsaida was the city of Andrew and Simon Peter. Either then (i) they had changed their home to Capernaum, or (2) Bethsaida was close to Capernaum. One theory is that Bethsaida was the port of Capernaum.

laid, and sick of a fever St Luke uses a technical term, "great fever," the symptoms of which were those of typhus fever.

laid Literally, struck down, an expression which denotes the great and sudden prostration which characterises typhus fever.

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