# Nazareth, Nazarene

## Facts

Nazareth is a town in the region of Galilee in northern Israel.

* Joseph and Mary were from Nazareth, and this is where they raised Jesus.
* Many of the people in Nazareth did not respect the teaching of Jesus, because Jesus had grown up among them, and they thought that he was just an ordinary person.
* The people of Nazareth tried to kill Jesus when he claimed to be the Messiah.