Modern name: Nazareth, Israel
Nazareth was the hometown of Jesus, where He was raised by Mary and Joseph. His rejection at the synagogue there demonstrated the prophetic truth that a prophet is without honor in his own country.
A small village in lower Galilee where Jesus grew up and spent most of His life before beginning His public ministry. It was an insignificant town, prompting Nathanael's famous question about whether anything good could come from there.
Nazareth was the hometown of Jesus, where He was raised by Mary and Joseph. His rejection at the synagogue there demonstrated the prophetic truth that a prophet is without honor in his own country.
Latitude
32.6996°
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35.3035°
Known today as: Nazareth, Israel
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