Like the residents of Bethsaida and Capernaum, the residents of Chorazin (also Korazin) village did not heed the teachings of Jesus. For this they were cursed: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths" [Luke 10:13-15].

Founded in the first or second century B.C., Chorazin flourished during the Byzantine period and was noted in Jewish sources for its excellent wheat. The city’s buildings were made of black, volcanic basalt rock; the result was a quite impressive and secure village! Most of the remains currently restored at Korazin National Park are from the Byzantine period. Among them are ruins of an elegant synagogue and a number of ancient decorative stones. Some boast geometric patterns; others beautiful animal figures. Archeologists have also uncovered a ritual bath and an oil press.