Jesus was born in Bethlehem but he was raised in Nazareth. Today the Israel Antiquities Authority has released news that for the first time a home from Jesus' time in Nazareth has been found. It was found next to the Church of the Annunciation as excavation was being done to prepare for the building of "The International Marian Center of Nazareth"
According to Yardenna Alexandre, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, "The discovery is of the utmost importance since it reveals for the very first time a house from the Jewish village of Nazareth and thereby sheds light on the way of life at the time of Jesus. The building that we found is small and modest and it is most likely typical of the dwellings in Nazareth in that period. From the few written sources that there are, we know that in the first century CE* Nazareth was a small Jewish village, located inside a valley. Until now a number of tombs from the time of Jesus were found in Nazareth; however, no settlement remains have been discovered that are attributed to this period."
Read the article here from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is interesting to imagine that Jesus may have visited this house during his life in Nazareth.
[*Note: There is a concerted effort to replace A.D.--"The Year of our Lord" with CE-- "Common Era" which I reject. However, I would never change a quotation.]
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