The land of promise: or, The Bible land and its revelation: Illustrated with several engravings of some of the most important places in Palestine and Syria . inland towns in Palestine. It is not mentioned in the OldTestament, as nothing transpired there during the old dispensation con-necting it with the Holy Scriptures; and it is strikingly strange thatJosephus did not mention it. There is no place in Palestine, exceptBethlehem and Jerusalem, that is more admired by Christians of alllands and denominations than Nazareth, the home of our Lords child-hood, and where He remained until He began H
The land of promise: or, The Bible land and its revelation: Illustrated with several engravings of some of the most important places in Palestine and Syria . inland towns in Palestine. It is not mentioned in the OldTestament, as nothing transpired there during the old dispensation con-necting it with the Holy Scriptures; and it is strikingly strange thatJosephus did not mention it. There is no place in Palestine, exceptBethlehem and Jerusalem, that is more admired by Christians of alllands and denominations than Nazareth, the home of our Lords child-hood, and where He remained until He began His soul-saving was in this place He suffered much and was bitterly opposed by Hisown townsmen, who sought to kill Him, just as eagerly as those whoafterwards nailed Him to the cross. Nazareth is a very lively place;every one seems to be doing something; it has a large population forits size, which is estimated to be twelve thousand, of whom^ ninethousand are Christians and three thousand are Moslems. Strange as it may seem, there is not one Jew living in the is a very secluded place, which is regarded as an essential fitness for340. H PC < N<7. NAZARETH. 341 tlie scenes of the history it contains. Although Nazareth is not con-nected with the sacred history of the old dispensation, it composes apart of the early history of the Christian era, and is mentioned in con-nection with the visit of the angel who brought the news to the Virginconcerning the birth of Jesus. It is mentioned as the home of Joseph,who was a carpenter, and was espoused to an inestimable maidennamed Mary The Lord made choice of her to become the mother ofJesus Christ, whom He promised to the world as a Saviour. Nazareth, being separated from the scenes of the busy world, andless popular in public estimation than the other villages and towns inthe district of Galilee, was chosen as the retired home of the Son ofGod until He entered upon the work of His holy mission. The inhabi-tants of
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