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Matthew 2:23

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and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

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The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Bethlehem in Judea was Jesus’ birthplace, while Jerusalem was Herod’s royal center and the destination of visitors from the East;

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Matthew 2:23 mentions Bethlehem, East, Egypt, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Ramah.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
East · JeedaGhazal
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

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