A sprawling modern city of more than 70,000 people surrounds the Old City of Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up. The Gospels locate the home of Mary and Joseph here, including Joseph's carpentry shop. Here the Angel Gabriel informed Mary that she was to give birth to Jesus (Luke 1:26-38), commemorated by the beautiful Basilica of the Annunciation
A sprawling modern city of more than 70,000 people surrounds the Old City of Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up. The Gospels locate the home of Mary and Joseph here, including Joseph's carpentry shop. Here the Angel Gabriel informed Mary that she was to give birth to Jesus (Luke 1:26-38), commemorated by the beautiful Basilica of the Annunciation