At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. (Matthew 14:1-4) When Jesus’ ministry started to take off, Herod didn’t ask, “Is this the Messiah?”

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. (Matthew 13:55-58) The people in Jesus’ hometown refused to recogniz

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?   (Matthew 13:54)   Jesus   grew up in Nazareth, but He moved His headquarters to Capernaum ,  a strategic location along the Sea of Galilee. In fact, about 70% of the recorded miracles of Jesus took place around the Sea of Galilee. When He returned home to teach, the people were “astonished” by