Nazareth was a Jewish village during the Roman and Byzantine periods and is described in the New Testament as the childhood home of Jesus. [7] It became an important city during the Crusades after Tancred established it as the capital of the Principality of Galilee.

2025年1月3日 · Nazareth is a 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 …

2023年9月26日 · During Jesus’ time, Nazareth was a small settlement located in Galilee, which was a region in Israel. From Scripture, we know very little about Nazareth other than it was a small and humble community. Archeologists, based on many excavations and findings, have discovered that there was mainly a Jewish community that lived in Nazareth.

2023年11月24日 · There are numerous compelling pieces of archaeological evidence that in fact Nazareth did exist in Jesus’ day, and that like other villages and towns in that part of Galilee, it was built on the...

2023年7月17日 · The first mention of Nazareth in the Bible is found in the early chapters of the New Testament in the story of Jesus’ birth. The Old Testament does not reference Nazareth by name in any of its thirty-nine books. Neither does the historian Josephus. There could be several explanations for this.

2010年12月19日 · 1. Nazareth was the original small town. Archaeological research suggests that in Jesus' day, only 120-150 people lived in Nazareth.

Nazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. In the New Testament, it is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and is a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating its biblical associations.

2020年7月22日 · 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...

Notable figures throughout history, including popes and world leaders, have visited this sacred ground, reinforcing its global religious and cultural heritage. For Jewish and Christian travelers alike, it represents a profound intersection of shared history and spiritual devotion.

There is reason to believe that Nazareth was a rather insignificant town in Jesus’ day overshadowed by the larger city to the N, Sepphoris. Modern Nazareth has only one spring. Situated in the hills to the N of the plain of Esdraelon, it thus commands a good view of the ancient battlegrounds.