Nazareth
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Nazareth, a liberal center of Jewish thought and culture, was where Jesus received his education and moral training, embracing a diverse community and challenging traditional beliefs. 123:5.7-12 124:4.8
The climate of Nazareth, ranging from 50° to 90° F, was mild compared to the extremes found throughout Palestine. 124:1.9
The people of Nazareth, contaminated by low moral standards of Sepphoris, were resentful of Jesus' fame and actions elsewhere, leading to unfavorable opinions towards him. 150:7.2
Nazareth, a major caravan way station, was largely gentile and a crossroads of travel from three continents. 121:2.2 123:5.6-7
In Nazareth, pupils studied Hebrew scriptures from a complete copy at the synagogue under the chazan's guidance until age twelve. 123:5.3
Jesus began his formal education at the synagogue school in Nazareth, with a view from the hill above guiding his young mind towards a deeper understanding of the world around him and his place within it. 123:5
At the spring in Nazareth, young Jesus charmed the town, learning skills and dreaming of a future as a potter with his friend Jacob. 123:5.15
From the hill of Simeon behind Nazareth, once a high place of Baal, Jesus beheld a landscape rich with historic and biblical significance, reflecting on the tales of triumph and tragedy that shaped his people. 126:1.2
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” was a question asked due to the city's unique characteristics and reputation, but ultimately proved wrong by the virtues and qualities of Jesus. 123:5.7 125:4.3 (137:2.2,6) 139:6.3 187:2.5
In the Urantia Book
Jesus
- Jesus spent his early childhood in a one-room stone home near the outskirts of Nazareth. 122:5.9 122:6 123:1 123:2.14 126:5.11
- Nazareth fell from favor in Jesus' later years, leading to his move to Capernaum. 127:2.10 150:7.2
- Jesus delivered his first sermon at the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath day after his fifteenth birthday. 126:4
- On March 20, A.D. 7, Jesus graduated from the Nazareth synagogue, becoming a “son of the commandment” and servant of the Lord of all the earth. 124:5.4
- Jesus, master of Hebrew, regularly read Scriptures at the synagogue in Nazareth with skillful commentary. 123:5.4 127:3.8 128:5.8
- Jesus was rejected at Nazareth. 150:7-9
- After Jesus warned them, the apostles avoided Nazareth and preached freely on their first public tour of Galilee. 145:5.8 146:0.2
- The degenerate husband of Hildana from Nazareth shamefully forced her into prostitution for financial gain, betraying her and conspiring against Jesus. 162:3.4
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.
- Can any good thing come from Nazareth? 123:5.7 — Jn 1:46.
- High place of Baal 126:1.2 — Nm 22:41.
- Josiah defeated 126:1.2 — 2 Ki 23:29-30; 2 Ch 35:20-24.
- Sisera defeated 126:1.2 — Jg 4:10-16.
- Joseph sold as slave 126:1.2 — Gn 37:23-28.
- Without guile 139:6.3 — Jn 1:47.
- Can anything good come out of Nazareth? 139:6.3 — Jn 1:46.
- The sign: KING OF JEWS 187:2.5 — Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26; Lk 23:38; Jn 19:19-20.
- Jesus' parents' wedding 122:5.9 — Mt 1:18-21,24-25.
- Lived in Nazareth 122:5.9 — Lk 1:26; Lk 2:4-5.
- Child of the Most High 124:5.4 — Ps 82:6.
- Begin 1st preaching tour 145:5.8 — Mt 4:23; Mt 9:35b; Mk 1:39; Lk 4:44.
Where it appears
Nazareth is linked in 164 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.