Luke 10:15

And you, Capernaum, ¹  will you be exalted to heaven? ²  No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ³ 

Ge 11:4; De 1:28; Isa 5:14; Isa 14:13-15; Isa 14:15; Jer 51:53; Eze 26:20; Eze 28:12-14; Eze 31:18; Eze 32:18,20,27; Am 9:2,3; Ob 1:4; Mt 4:13; Mt 10:28; Mt 11:23; Lu 7:1,2; Lu 13:28; 2Pe 2:4

¹ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

² tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

³ sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Matt 11:23; Luke 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).