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Israel Lower Galilee Nazareth

Location:
Nazareth
Description:
The Nazareth Scarp is to the left and Mount Tabor is to the right.



Location:
Nazareth
Description:
Looking southeast from the Nazareth Scarp across the Jezreel Valley. Mt. Gilboa is in the distance (right) and the eastern slope of Mt. Tabor is seen at the extreme right.



Location:
Nazareth
Description:
Typical of the Nazareth residences during the first century, this house had a lower level, accessible by stairs through this entrance. The family livestock would have been kept in this lower portion of the house during cold winter nights.



Location:
Nazareth
Description:
View of the main floor of the house. The village of Nazareth was very small when Jesus lived there, with only 300 to 400 residents living in some 25 homes.



Location:
Nazareth
Description:
This excavation in Nazareth reveals the kind of house occupied by Joseph and Mary and their family.



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