Nazareth

Nazareth was a small village in biblical times. It was the early home of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 2:23) In 2006, the population of modern Nazareth was 64,800. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2007/table3.pdf The Modern Arabic word for Christian (nasranis) is derived from the name of the city Natzara.
==References==
==External Links==
*Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Nazareth, scriptures.lds.org
*Nazareth, Holy Land
Category:Biblical Places
Category:Israeli Cities and Towns