Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, ‘Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.’ Luke 4:16-21
All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way. Luke 4:28-30
The modern city of Nazareth from the clifftop |
The Jezreel Valley from the Nazareth Clifftop |
Mount Tabor, one of the possible sites for the transfiguration of Jesus - Matthew 17 |
Admiring the view over Nazareth |
A view over Nazareth from the adjacent clifftop (360 Panorama) |
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A close-up view over the cliff edge at Nazareth (360 Panorama) |
When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. Matthew 2:39-40
A picture of old Nazareth, as shown in the Nazareth Village attraction |
Part of new Nazareth, surrounding the Nazareth Village |
An actor as 'Mary' in the Nazareth Village |
Joseph tending to his donkeys |
An actor as 'Abraham' explaining about sheep to visitors |
A typical Jewish tomb of around the time of Christ |
A typical look-out tower from the period |
Typical village residents and workers |
An Olive Press |
Machinery to sift and process grain on the threshing floor |
A carpenter at work |
A weaver demonstrating her skills |
Part of the Nazareth Village (360 Panorama) |
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The replica synagogue, from the time of Jesus, at the Nazareth Village (360 Panorama) |