This page is an overview of the old city of Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus.

 

Location:

  

   Nazareth is located in the hills  in the center of the Galilee in Northern Israel.  The modern city of Nazareth was built over the old village, and few archaeological remains are left from the times of Jesus.

 

   Nazareth is today a big city, populated by Christians and Muslims (in lower Nazareth) and Jews (in Upper Nazareth, called Natzeret-Illit). It less than one hour drive east of  Haifa. The older section near the Churches is crowded with small shops and narrow alleys. The City grew around this center towards the hills around, with more Arab villages around the city that are practically connected to the City.

 

History of Nazareth:

 

These are the highlights along the timeline:

~4BC to  ~33AD Jesus grows up in Nazareth, a small village with few houses   Mid 4th C AD Church of the Annunciation was founded by Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine   638AD Arab invasion; destruction of the Church   1109AD Crusaders arrive to the Holy Land; stay in Nazareth until 1187   1229-1263AD Crusaders return for brief time; City destroyed   1948AD Israel Independence war; Arab city surrenders   1997-2006AD Friction around mosque built in front of the Church of the Annunciation   2006AD City hit by Rockets from Lebanon (see news)

 

General View:

 

   A general view of the city (from Mount Precipice) is shown in the following photo. In the center (with a black tower): the Church of the Annunciation.

 

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The Basilica of Annunciation is shown in the following photo, taken from the new garden (built in 2006 instead of the controversial mosque which was planned in front of the Church).

 

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For more photos, enter the detailed sites of Nazareth in BibleWalks.com, which are listed in the bottom of this page.

 

Map / Aerial View:

 

An aerial photo of Nazareth is shown below, indicating the major points of interest in the center of Nazareth. You can press on the purple circles to navigate to additional web pages.

 

     

 

An aerial map is also available for Nazareth area.

 

 Biblical references:

 

John 1:46

 

"And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see".
 

Sites in Nazareth further detailed in BibleWalks.com:   Nazareth sites Gallery - a short summary of the sites in Nazareth Basilica of Annunciation Mt. Precipice Mary's Well St. Gabriel Church Yafia (Joffa of Nazareth) Synagogue Church Greek Catholic Christ Church Our Lady of the fright Mensa Christi (Jesus' Table) Church St Joseph Church

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BibleWalks.com - visitingthe sites of Holy Nazareth

 

Sites Navigation:  On all featured sites, you can use the navigation aid at the end of the page for proceeding to the next site. The navigation bar takes you through a tour of the sites. At the bottom of each site you can navigate forward or backward, or return back to a full list of all sites in all regions of Israel.

 

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