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Nazareth

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Nazareth , town (1993 pop. 53,500), N Israel, in Galilee. As the home of Jesus , it is a great pilgrimage and tourist center. Nazareth is also the trade center for an agricultural region. The town's manufactures include processed food, cigarettes, and pottery. Mineral water is bottled here and stone quarried nearby. Nazareth is first mentioned in the New Testament, although its settlement antedates historic times. It was captured (1099) by Crusaders, taken (1187) by Saladin, and retaken (1229) by Frederick II. In 1263, Muslims conquered Nazareth, massacring its Christian population. In 1517, Nazareth was annexed by the Ottoman Empire. The town was part of the British-administered Palestine mandate (1922–48) and was captured by Israeli forces in the 1948 war. Adjacent to it, Upper Nazareth was established as a Jewish residential town (1989 est. pop. 25,000). The Basilica of the Annunciation and the Mosque of Peace are in Nazareth.

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Nazareth

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Nazareth A town in S. Galilee approximately half-way between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean not mentioned in OT but described as the residence of Joseph and Mary (Luke 1: 26 f.) and so of Jesus (Luke 2: 4; 4: 16). Excavations in 1955 revealed that the town was inhabited before the Christian era, and in 1961 an inscription found in Caesarea mentions Nazareth. It was a satellite town of Sepphoris, 6.5 km. (4 miles) away, and had a population when Jesus lived there of about 500. It was assumed in Judaea that ‘nothing good’ (John 1: 46)could possibly come out of the Graeco-Jewish area of Galilee.

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Nazareth

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Nazareth. The village in Galilee where Christ was brought up and where He lived until the beginning of His ministry.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nazareth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Nazareth

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Nazareth •Goliath • Haworth • sabbath •Elizabeth • mammoth • Dartmouth •Weymouth • behemoth • Plymouth •Sidmouth • bismuth • azimuth •Monmouth • Bournemouth •Portsmouth • vermouth •pennyworth • Elspeth • ha'p'orth •Morpeth • Gareth • Nazareth •Tamworth • Hayworth • Woolworth •Wordsworth

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	Nazareth was a place of little consequence Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 12/1/2003
	'I'm involved with Nazareth House for the rest of my life now' Bethan Morris'... Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 5/24/2012
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