Calling at the tax-collection station
· Capernaum, Galilee, Roman Empire
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication · file Matthew is described as a tax collector at Capernaum when Jesus called him to follow. This is the earliest geographically specific presence attributed to him in the New Testament account. The New Testament narrative does not supply a calendar year. 0030 is a conventional approximate placement during Jesus's public ministry, not an attested exact date.
