Nazareth

Nazareth
Nazareth town in Lower Galilee, childhood home of Jesus, from Heb. Natzerath, of unknown origin, perhaps a corruption of Gennesaret "Sea of Galilee." An obscure village, not named in the Old Testament or contemporary rabbinical texts.

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  • Nazareth — • The town of Galilee where the Blessed Virgin dwelt when the Archangel announced to her the Incarnation of the Word, and where Christ lived until the age of thirty years Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nazareth     Nazareth …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Nazareth — Nazareth, by i Israel, Jesu barndomshjem. Han kaldes derfor i evangelierne og apostelhistorien Jesus fra Nazareth, ligesom i den ældste tid de kristne kaldtes nazaræerne, de kristne i Orienten benævner sig endnu med dette navn. Nazareth synes på… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Nazareth — Nazareth, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 6023 Housing Units (2000): 2658 Land area (2000): 1.671277 sq. miles (4.328588 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.671277 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Nazareth, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 6023 Housing Units (2000): 2658 Land area (2000): 1.671277 sq. miles (4.328588 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.671277 sq. miles (4.328588 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Nazareth, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 356 Housing Units (2000): 140 Land area (2000): 0.348287 sq. miles (0.902058 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.348287 sq. miles (0.902058 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Nazareth — Nazăreth (Nazara), jetzt En Nasira, offenes Landstädtchen in Niedergaliläa, im türk. Wilajet Beirut, 11.000 E.; Heimat »Jesu von Nazareth«. [Karten zur Biblischen Geschichte I, 4, bei Palästina.] …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Nazareth — Nazareth, der Heimathsort unsers Heilandes, zur Zeit des Reiches Judäa eine bedeutende Stadt, jetzt ein kleiner Flecken in einem kahlen Bergkessel gelegen, mit 5000 Ew., worunter 1200 Christen. Die Häuser sind freundlich und bequem längs des… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Nazareth — (en ar. An Nasirah) v. d Israël, en Galilée; 44 780 hab. égl. de l Annonciation (XVIIIe s.), abattue en 1955 et reconstruite. Séjour de la Sainte Famille jusqu au baptême de Jésus ( Jésus de Nazareth ) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • NAZARETH — quod est, si interpreteris, flos, pulchra ac potens galiaeae civitas est Capharnaum urbi subiacens, aedificata super montem, quem coronae instar ambit, duabus leucis a monte Tabor, trium autem dierum itinere ab Hierusalem distans. Hîc S. Maria,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Nazareth — Nazareth, 1) Stadt in Nieder Galiläa, im Stamme Sebulon, drei Tagereisen nördlich von Jerusalem, auf einem Hügel, in einer schönen Gegend. Es war der Wohnort Josephs u. Mariens, der Eltern Jesu, daher dessen Erziehungsort. Bis auf Constantin den… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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