NAZARETH (Gr. Nazaret and other forms). A town in lower Galilee, the hometown of Mary and Joseph, the human parents of Jesus (Luke 1:26; 2:4; cf. Matt 2:23).

In the synagogue of Nazareth it seems as if there were two rejections of Christ (cf. Luke 4:16-30 with Mark 6:1-6 and Matt 13:54-58.)

The people of Nazareth had established a rather poor reputation in morals and religion, as seen in Nathaniel's question: "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" (John 1:46).

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