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Nazareth

The Galilean village where Jesus grew up, so obscure that one disciple asked, ‘Can anything good come from there?’

Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, and Jesus spent his childhood and early life there, which is why he is called ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’

When Jesus preached in his hometown synagogue, the people rejected him, showing how the familiar can miss the extraordinary.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
John 1:46 ““Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.” Luke 4:24 “Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.”
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