diff --git a/content/other/nazareth.md b/content/other/nazareth.md index 62a7c6c8..5134cb7c 100644 --- a/content/other/nazareth.md +++ b/content/other/nazareth.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ ## Facts: ## -Nazareth is a town in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. It was about 100 kilometers north of Jerusalem, which took about three to five days to travel on foot. +Nazareth is a town in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. It is about 100 kilometers north of Jerusalem, and it took about three to five days to travel on foot. * Joseph and Mary were from Nazareth, and this is where they raised Jesus. That is why Jesus was known as "the Nazarene." -* Many of the Jews living in Nazareth did not respect Jesus' teaching, because he had grown up among them and they thought he was just an ordinary person. -* Once when Jesus was teaching in the Nazareth synagogue, the Jews there tried to kill him because he claimed to be the Messiah and had rebuked them for rejecting him. -* Nathanael's remark when he heard that Jesus was from Nazareth indicates that this city was not thought of very highly. +* Many of the Jews living in Nazareth did not respect Jesus' teaching because he had grown up among them, and they thought he was just an ordinary person. +* Once, when Jesus was teaching in Nazareths synagogue, the Jews there tried to kill him because he claimed to be the Messiah and had rebuked them for rejecting him. +* Nathanael's remark when he heard that Jesus was from Nazareth indicated that this city was not thought of very highly. (See also: [christ](../kt/christ.md) **·** [galilee](../other/galilee.md) **·** [josephnt](../other/josephnt.md) **·** [mary](../other/mary.md))