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Nazareth
Nazareth is located in northern Israel. Biblically, it was the birthplace of Jesus. However, in modern times the population is predominantly Muslim (around 70%).
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What happened when Jesus visited Nazareth?
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
Luke 4 v28-30.
Why is Nazareth a sacred place?
Nazareth is special to Christians because Jesus spent most of his life there and Joseph (his father) was born there.
Nazareth was located in southern Galilee, about five miles south-east of the key city of Sepphoris. It is uncertain whether the town existed during the early part of the first century CE, but the New Testament attests to its existence.
How long did Christ live in Nazareth with Joseph and Mary?
Quite possibly up to the time of the start of His earthly ministry, which would have been 30 years plus.
Nazareth Jesus what did he look like?
This appearance 'out of due time' is referring to Jesus' appearance to Paul on the road to Damascus.
Acts 9:1-7 (King James Version)1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
As far as we know Jesus did not appear to Paul, then called Saul, at any earlier time.
AnswerYes, Jesus did show Himself to Paul as mentioned in 1Corinthinians 15:5-8. Up to the time of writing this epistle (believed to be in 55AD) , Paul was the last person Jesus appeared to after the resurrection ,on the road to Damascus :-1Co 15:5 and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
1Co 15:6 Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also fell asleep [ie had since died].
1Co 15:7 Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles;
1Co 15:8 and last of all, even as if to one born out of time, He was also seen by me.
1Co 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not sufficient to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
However, this does not mean that Jesus appeared to Paul just the one time on the road to Damascus: Jesus appeared to Paul again , and this experience was so vivid and memorable that he didn't know whether it was a vision or not. This was 14 years prior to writing 2Corinthinians (probably in 55 or 56 AD), so this would place the occurrence about 41-42 AD.
2Co 12:1 Really, to boast is not profitable to me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2Co 12:2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years before--whether in the body, I do not know, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows--such a one was caught up to the third Heaven.
2Co 12:3 And I know such a man--whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know; God knows--
2Co 12:4 that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words which a man is not permitted to speak.
2Co 12:5 On behalf of such a one I will boast. But I will not boast on my behalf, except in my weaknesses.
2Co 12:6 For if I desire to boast, I will not be foolish, for I speak the truth. But I spare, lest anyone reckons me to be beyond what he sees me or hears anything of me.
2Co 12:7 And by the superabundance of the revelations, that I not be made arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, that I not be made haughty.
2Co 12:8 Beyond this I entreated the Lord three times, that it depart from me.
2Co 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will rather gladly boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me.
As the 1st heaven is the realm of the clouds and the air, the 2nd that of the sky and stars, and the 3rd is spiritual, so Paul was caught up, or raptured, into this 3rd heaven, the very throne of God. However, he was given a "thorn in the flesh" to bring him down to size , (otherwise you can imagine him proudly,arrogantly, and conceitedly saying "You just talk about heaven, but I have actually been there!".)
The first time Jesus appeared to Paul was when he was converted on the road to Damascus (see Acts 9:1-22):-
Act 9:22 But Saul [Paul] increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
The Jews were not very happy about this. The very next verse says:-
Act 9:23 And after that many dayswere fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
This verse does not follow on directly from verse 22: there is a time interval. The phrase 'many days' refers to an long indeterminate period, and not just a few days or even weeks; the Jews persecuted Paul zealously after just a few days, (sometimes immediately) and certainly not after 'many' days.
Paul tells us he was in Arabia during this period:-
Gal 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Gal 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Gal 1:17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Gal 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Gal 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Gal 1:20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
If you "return again", it means you have been somewhere twice. In other words, Paul went to Damascus twice not once.
In his comments on Acts 9:23, A.T. Robinson says in his 'Word Pictures of the New Testament' that:
Paul "states definitely that he went away from Damascus to Arabia and returned there before going back to Jerusalem and that the whole period was about "three years" which need not mean three full years, but at least portions of three. Most of the three years was probably spent in Arabia."
Some conjecture Paul was being taught in Arabia by Jesus Christ Himself for those three years, and that was what Paul was alluding to in 2Corinthinians 12, and why he was given a thorn in the flesh.
So, Jesus showed Himself to Paul at least twice and probably three times, but also to innumerable others including today as well.
How long would it take in Jesus day for a pilgrimage from nazareth to Jerusalem?
In Jesus' day, a pilgrimage from Nazareth to Jerusalem typically took about four to six days, depending on the route taken and the pace of travel. Pilgrims often traveled on foot, covering approximately 15 to 20 miles a day. Factors such as weather, terrain, and the size of the traveling party could also influence the duration of the journey.
How Jesus traveled from Nazareth to Jerusalem?
He would usually walk. That was the most common way to travel in those days. Only the military and certain officials of authority rode horses. Donkeys, Camels and other such animals were used when people had to travel places that would take longer than a days journey and that is only if they had access to such beasts.
What is the walking distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem?
The Google map says it is 156 kilometers or 96 miles. But the route they show is entirely in modern-day Israel. In Jesus' day it is more likelier that one of two, possibly shorter routes was taken. (1) through Samaria along the ridge-tops of the modern-day West Bank. (2) Down the Jordan River Valley.
Why was Jesus not born at home in Nazareth?
In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary, not Nazareth. After the birth of Jesus, they fled to Egypt to escape King Herod, who sought to kill Jesus. After the death of Herod, they returned towards their home in Bethlehem, but being warned by God, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth in Galilee.
In Luke's Gospel, Nazareth was the home town of Joseph and Mary. They were required to travel to Bethlehem because of a census of the entire Roman Empire during the time that Quirinius was governor of Syria. A few weeks after the birth of Jesus, the young couple took Jesus to Jerusalem to be presented at the Temple, then returned peacefully to their home in Nazareth. A puzzling aspect of this story, apart from its inconsistencies with Matthew is that the census under Quirinius was not until more than ten years after the death of King Herod. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says the best explanation is that, although Luke likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately. Neverthless, the census is given as the reason for Jesus not being born in Nazareth.
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In Jesus' time Nazareth was a small village in the north of the country of Israel near The Sea of Galliiee (now Lake Tiberius). It was quite a notorious place as one disciple commented on meeting Jesus for the first time and hearing of his roots, "can anything good come from Nazareth?
Nowadays its a large bustling city, but still has the old quarter that dates from close to Jesus' time.
Where was Josephs family from Nazareth or Jerusalem?
Joseph was probably born in Nazareth although his ancestral home was Bethlehem.
Distance from nazareth to judea?
The distance between Nazareth and Egypt is 2026 miles or 3261 kilometers.
How many miles did Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem?
about four days by donkey with steady daily travel.
What was Nazareth like in the time of Jesus?
NAZARETH
(Naz′a·reth) [probably, Sprout-Town].
A city in Lower Galilee where Jesus lived most of his earthly life, along with his half brothers and half sisters. (Lu 2:51, 52; Mt 13:54-56) Both Joseph and Mary were residents of Nazareth when Gabriel announced the approaching birth of Jesus. (Lu 1:26, 27; 2:4, 39) Later, after their return from Egypt, they took up residence in Nazareth again.-Mt 2:19-23; Lu 2:39.
Location. Most scholars identify Nazareth with En Nasira (Nazerat) in Galilee. (PICTURES, Vol. 2, p. 539) If this view is correct, Nazareth was situated in the low mountains just N of the Valley of Jezreel and approximately halfway between the S tip of the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Coast. It was in a mountain basin with hills rising 120 to 150 m (400 to 500 ft) above it. The area was well populated, with a number of cities and towns near Nazareth. Also, it is estimated that one could walk from Nazareth to Ptolemais on the Mediterranean Coast in seven hours, to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee in five hours, and to Jerusalem in three days.
On one occasion people of Nazareth sought to throw Jesus from "the brow of the mountain upon which their city had been built." (Lu 4:29) That is not to say that Nazareth was on the very brow or edge, but that it was on a mountain having a brow from which they wanted to hurl Jesus. Some have identified it with a rocky cliff some 12 m (40 ft) high located SW of the city.
Prominence of Nazareth. It is difficult to say with certainty just how prominent Nazareth was in the first century. The most common view of commentators is that Nazareth was then a rather secluded, insignificant village. The principal Biblical statement used to support this view is what Nathanael said when he heard that Jesus was from there: "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" (Joh 1:46) This has been taken by many to mean that Nazareth was looked down upon, even by people of Galilee. (Joh 21:2) Nazareth was near trade routes of the area but not directly on them. It was not mentioned by Josephus, though he referred to nearby Japhia as the largest fortified village of all Galilee, leading to the idea that Nazareth was eclipsed by its neighbor.
On the other hand, Nathanael may simply have been expressing surprise that Philip would claim a man from the neighborhood city of Nazareth in Galilee to be the promised Messiah, for the Scriptures had foretold that that one would come from Bethlehem in Judah. (Mic 5:2) Josephus did not mention many of the settlements in Galilee, so his not mentioning Nazareth might not be particularly significant. It is noteworthy that the Bible does not call Nazareth a village, but always a "city." (Lu 1:26; 2:4, 39) Furthermore, close-by Sepphoris was an important, fortified city having a district court of the Sanhedrin. Nonetheless, whatever its size and prominence, Nazareth was convenient to important trade routes and main cities, and so its inhabitants would have had ready information about the social, religious, and political activities of the time.-Compare Lu 4:23.
Attitude of the People. As Jesus grew up, he progressed "in favor with God and men." (Lu 2:52) He and his half brothers and half sisters were known by the people of Nazareth, and it was his "custom" to attend the local synagogue each week. (Mt 13:55, 56; Lu 4:16) When he was about 30 years of age, Jesus left Nazareth and was baptized by John. (Mr 1:9; Lu 3:23) Some months later, near the start of his Galilean ministry, Jesus returned to Nazareth and in the synagogue read aloud Isaiah 61:1, 2, applying it to himself. The people manifested a lack of faith and attempted to kill him, "but he went through the midst of them and continued on his way," taking up residence in Capernaum.-Lu 4:16-30; Mt 4:13.
Over a year later, Christ again visited Nazareth. (Mt 13:54-58; Mr 6:1-6) Though some have thought this to be the same occasion as in Luke 4:16-30, the order of events in Matthew, Mark, and Luke indicates otherwise, as does the fact that Jesus' activities and the results were somewhat different. His fame may have grown by this time so that a somewhat more hospitable reception was granted him. Though many stumbled over the fact that he was a local man, there is no mention of the people's trying to kill him this time. He performed some powerful works, but not many, because of the people's lack of faith. (Mt 13:57, 58) Jesus then left and began his third circuit of Galilee.-Mr 6:6.
Why did Jesus move from Bethlehem to Nazareth?
Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus was born in Bethlehem: Matthew apparently because Bethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary; Luke because there was a census that apparently required Joseph to be in Bethlehem.
What did Jesus of Nazareth do?
God became man in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, so that humanity may attain everlasting life in whoever believes the truth and in believing the truth they are made over in the image of God and did attain everlasting life.
Is nazareth the major city in judea?
No, Nazareth is not the major city in Judea; it is a small town located in the region of Galilee. The major city in Judea during biblical times was Jerusalem, which served as the political and religious center. Nazareth is known for its association with the life of Jesus, but it does not hold the same significance as Jerusalem in terms of size or influence.
What is the capital city of nazareth?
Nazareth is the capital city in the Northern District of Israel.
