Nazareth

American  

[naz-er-uhth] / ˈnæz ər əθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel: the childhood home of Jesus.

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Nazareth British  

/ ˈnæzərɪθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel, in Lower Galilee: the home of Jesus in his youth. Pop: 62 700 (2003 est)

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Nazareth Cultural  

1. The hometown of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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Jesus is often called Jesus of Nazareth or the Nazarene; the inscription above his head on the cross read “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (see also Jews).”

Example Sentences

"When they cast their eyes over Cranach's map, pausing at Mount Carmel, Nazareth, the River Jordan and Jericho, people were taken on a virtual pilgrimage," MacDonald says.

From Science Daily

Chief among them: Did Jesus of Nazareth conquer death, or didn’t he?

From The Wall Street Journal

What made “Jesus Christ Superstar” controversial wasn’t simply the depiction of Jesus of Nazareth as a man with vulnerabilities and doubts.

From Los Angeles Times

But Portugal substitute Kika Nazareth capitalised on a period of pressure from the hosts to equalise in the second half as England had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

From BBC

In 1977, Hussey had reunited with Zeffirelli for Jesus of Nazareth to play the Virgin Mary, before appearing in Death on the Nile a year later based on Agatha Christie's novel.

From BBC