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This morning we visited Nazareth, the
town in the region of Galilee where Jesus spent His boyhood years. It is never mentioned in the Old Testament.
Although it was not an important town before the New Testament era, Nazareth became immortal as the home town of Jesus the Messiah. It was here that the angel appeared to Mary and informed her of the forthcoming birth of Christ (Luke 1:26–38). Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Luke 2). But after their sojourn in Egypt (Matt. 2:19–22) to escape the ruthless murders of Herod the Great (Matt. 2:13–18), Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus to Nazareth where they had lived (Matt. 2:23). Here Jesus was brought up as a boy (Luke 4:16) and spent the greater part of His life (Mark 1:9; Luke 3:23). Apparently Jesus was well received as a young man in Nazareth (Luke 2:42; 4:16). But this changed after He began His ministry. His own townspeople twice rejected Him (Mark 6:1–6; Luke 4:28–30).
Today, Nazareth is a modern city, but there is a replica of the village as it would have appeared at the time of Jesus.
When we left Nazareth, we went to the Mount of the Precipice. That is where Jesus' own people tried to throw him to His death. From here we could see Mt. Tabor, Mt. Carmel, and the Yizrael Valley.
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