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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comTreasury Of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 2:39 - 2:39
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performed: Luk 2:21-24, Luk 1:6; Deu 12:32; Mat 3:15; Gal 4:4-5
they returned: Luk 2:4; Mat 2:22-23
Nazareth: Nazareth, now Nassara, was a small town of Zebulun, in Lower Galilee, according to Eusebius, fifteen miles east of Legio, near mount Tabor, and, according to D'Arvieux, about eight leagues, or according to Maundrell, seven hours, or about twenty miles se of Acre. It is one of the principal towns of the pashalic of Acre, containing a population of about 3,000 souls, of whom 500 are Turks, the remainder being Christians. It is delightfully situated on elevated ground, in a valley, encompassed by mountains.