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Nazareth

Galilee · today Nazareth

The village where Jesus grew up, and where he reads Isaiah in the synagogue and is driven out for it.

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Zarephath Zarephath Sidon Sidon Judea JUDEA Jordan Jordan Galilee GALILEE Capernaum Capernaum Caesarea Caesarea Bethlehem Bethlehem Jerusalem Jerusalem Nazareth Nazareth 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 10 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH GALILEE 1 · CAPERNAUM · BETHLEHEM · CAESAREA AND 5 MORE, named in the same passages

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Map: Scriptoria, CC BY 4.0. Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. Coast and rivers: Natural Earth, public domain. Relief: ETOPO 2022 (NOAA NCEI), public domain. The credits are in each sheet's footer.

Cityscape of Nazareth.

Cityscape of Nazareth.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Caesarea ABOUT 27 MI (44 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Zarephath ABOUT 53 MI (85 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Sidon ABOUT 59 MI (96 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 5 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Bethlehem ABOUT 69 MI (110 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 5 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 64 MI (100 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 5 DAYS ON FOOT

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

32 PASSAGES · 5 BOOKS

Matthew 5
Mark 6
Luke 10
John 4
Acts 7

COORDINATES 32.7021, 35.2977

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