Galilee
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The Galileans were not regarded with full favor by the Jerusalem religious leaders and rabbinical teachers. Galilee was more gentile than Jewish when Jesus was born. 121:2.12
Many of the Galilean fishermen carried heavy strains of gentile blood as a result of the forcible conversion of the gentile population of Galilee one hundred years previously. 139:0.2
Herod Antipas, like his father, was a great builder. He rebuilt many of the cities of Galilee, including the important trade center of Sepphoris. 121:2.11
Jesus always wished to meet apostles in the scenes and nature of Galilee 192:1.2
In the Urantia Book
Jesus’ preaching tours of Galilee:
- # The first public preaching tour of Galilee began on Sunday, January 18, A. D. 28, and continued for about two months, ending with the return to Capernaum on March 17. In this tour were Jesus, the twelve, and the twelve of John 146:0.1
- # The second public preaching tour of Galilee began on Sunday, October 3, A. D. 28, and continued for almost three months, ending on December 30. There were Jesus, the twelve and the 117 evangelists 149:0.1 149:7.3
- # The third public preaching tour in Galilee began on January 18, 29, and ended on March 10 of that year. Jesus, the twelve, the 75 evangelists who had passed the test, and the women corp participated 149:2.8 150:0.3-4
- # A preaching tour of the seventy evangelists covered Galilee, Samaria, and Judea, from mid-November to December 30, AD 29. 163:4.16
- lack of wealth of Galileans did not imply social inferiority 126:5.1 127:5.1
- Galilee was a more beautiful and prosperous district than Judea, and it cost only about one fourth as much to live there as in Jerusalem and Judea. 124:2.9
- Jews from Judea used to say about Gelileans: “Search the Scriptures, and you will discover that out of Galilee arises no prophet, much less the Messiah” 162:2.9 162:6.4
- Pilate mingled Galileans’ blood with sacrifices blood in the temple 166:4.4 185:1.5
- residents of Galilee only went to Jerusalem for three feasts each year 125:1.5
- Although Jesus might have enjoyed a better opportunity for schooling at Alexandria than in Galilee, he could not have had such a splendid environment for working out his own life problems with a minimum of educational guidance, at the same time enjoying the great advantage of constantly contacting with such a large number of all classes of men and women hailing from every part of the civilized world. 123:0.5 124:0.1
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Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Disciples caught no fish 192:1.2 — Jn 21:2-3.
- See man on shore by fire 192:1.2 — Jn 21:4.
- Women disciples 149:2.8 — Mt 27:55; Mk 15:40-41; Lk 8:1-3; Lk 23:27,49,55; Lk 24:10,22,24; Acts 1:14; Acts 5:14.
- Officers return without Jesus, scolded 162:2.9 — Jn 7:45-52.
- No prophet from from Galilee 162:2.9 — Jn 7:41.
- Views of hearers 162:6.4 — Jn 7:40-44.
- Sun shines on everyone 166:4.4 — Mt 5:45b.
- Innocent victims of time 166:4.4 — Lk 13:1-5.
- Gate Beautiful 125:1.5 — Acts 3:2,10.
- Feast of dedication 125:1.5 — 1 Macc 4:52-59.
- Feast of Purim 125:1.5 — Est 9:17-32.
- Nazareth chosen as home 123:0.5 — Mt 2:22-23.
Where it appears
Galilee is linked in 110 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.