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From the Talmud, it seems evident that in most cases a First Century Rabbi taught out of the local Synagogues, which were often referred to as the Beit Midrash, that is the House of Study. Students who sought to learn under such a teacher travelled great distances, and if accepted as a disciple, they dedicated themselves to live with and study under the teacher. On the other hand, many sages of First Century Judaism seemed to be itinerant, travelling from town to town, synagogue to synagogue, teaching Torah and raising up disciples. Jesus' ministry was certainly itinerant, but he also established Capernaum as his home base. The Gospel's refer to Capernaum as "His own town." (Matthew 9:1) In Capernaum he did have a place to lay his head. He lived in a room in Peter's house. However, he definitely rejected the offer to become the resident Rabbi of Capernaum. (Luke 4:43).

Most of the ministry of Jesus was spent travelling between Jerusalem and the Galilee. As with all Jews, he was bound by Torah law to ascend to Jerusalem and the Temple for each of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Pentecost and The Feast of Tabernacles. The Talmud records that the Sages took advantage of these Pilgrimage crowds by teaching the common folk in the Temple courts throughout the duration of the Feasts. Even those Rabbis who normally stayed in one location took advantage of the pilgrimage festivals as opportunities for teaching the masses. So too, in the Gospels, we see Jesus routinely teaching the Temple courts during the Festivals.