Nazareth / Nasaret
4th February 2017Nazareth is situated halfway between the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the Sea of Galilee in the east.
It is the town where Joseph and Mary lived and where Jesus grew up (Matthew 2:23; Luke 2:39-40).
Jesus spent most of His youth here and His first ever recorded message was delivered here (Luke 4:17-27). The residents of Nazareth drove Him out of the town (Luke 4:29-30).
Nazareth was an obscure settlement of no significance (John 1:46).
There are a few significant buildings in the city for example the Church of Annunciation, Church of St. Joseph, and an ancient synagogue dating back to the time of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Nasaret is halfpad tussen die Middellandse See (westekant) en die See van Galilea (oostekant) geleë.
Dit is die dorp waar Josef en Maria gebly het en waar Jesus groot geword het (Matteus 2:23 en Lukas 2:39-40).
Jesus het die meeste van sy jeug hier deurgebring en sy eerste aangetekende boodskap is hier gelewer (Lukas 4:17-27). Die inwoners van Nasaret het Hom uit die dorp geneem (Lukas 4:29-30).
Nasaret was ‘n afgeleë nedersetting met geen belangrikheid nie (Johannes 1:46).
Daar is ‘n paar betekenisvolle geboue in die stad. Voorbeeld sluit in die “Church of Annunciation, Church of St. Joseph” en ‘n outydse sinagoge wat na die tyd van Christus terugdateer.