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- DictionaryNaz·a·reth/ˈnaz(ə)rəTH/
- 1. a historic town in lower Galilee, in present-day northern Israel; population 66,400 (est. 2008). Mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Mary and Joseph, it is closely associated with the childhood of Jesus Christ and is a center of Christian pilgrimage.
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Nazareth was a Jewish village during the Roman and Byzantine periods and is described in the New Testament as the childhood home of Jesus. It became an important city during the Crusades after Tancred established it as the capital of the Principality of Galilee.
- +972 (Israel)
- 2200 BC (Early settlement), AD 300 (Major city)
- 347 m (1,138 ft)
- Israel
Apr 10, 2024 · Nazareth, historic city of Lower Galilee, in northern Israel; it is the largest Arab city of the country. In the New Testament Nazareth is associated with Jesus as his boyhood home, and in its synagogue he preached the sermon that led to his rejection by his fellow townsmen. The city is now a centre of Christian pilgrimage.
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Jul 17, 2023 · Joel Ryan. Contributing Writer. Updated Jul 17, 2023. The village of Nazareth, located in the lower regions of Galilee, is arguably one of the most important cities in the entire New Testament. However, the fame of Nazareth has very little to do with its actual significance in the first century.
Sep 26, 2023 · Pamela Palmer. Author. Updated September 26, 2023. The town of Nazareth is mentioned in the New Testament Gospel accounts and the book of Acts. What makes Nazareth significant is that, as Scripture tells, it was the childhood hometown of Jesus. Jesus certainly made this otherwise unimportant village highly significant.
- Pamela Palmer
Jul 22, 2020 · Nazareth may be best known for its famous ancient resident — Jesus — but as British-Israeli archaeologist Yardenna Alexandre notes in this week’s The Times of Israel Podcast, the once small...
Nazareth (Heb. נָצְרַת) is the largest Arab city in Israel with a population of some 60,000, of whom an estimated 30-35 percent are Christians. Nazareth is mentioned several times in the New Testament as the home to which Mary and Joseph, her husband, returned with the child from Egypt and where Jesus was brought up ( Matt. 2:23; Luke 2: ...
Cf. Matt 2:23 ). A city in Galilee, the home of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. About halfway between the S end of the Sea of Galilee and Mt. Carmel is the town of Nazareth. Important as it may seem to have been in the NT the town is not mentioned in the OT, the Talmud, or by the historian Josephus.
