Nazareth
['næzəriθ]
Definition
(noun.) a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary.
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Examples
- They imposed another pirate upon us at Nazareth--another invincible Arab guard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The young girls of Nazareth still collect about it by the dozen and keep up a riotous laughter and sky-larking. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Christ did few miracles in Nazareth, and staid but a little while. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This was a spirit entirely counter to that of Jesus of Nazareth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We descended from Mount Tabor, crossed a deep ravine, followed a hilly, rocky road to Nazareth--distant two hours. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It may have been merely a cleansing of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth from theological and ceremonial accretions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Both were passionately enthusiastic for the spirit of Jesus of Nazareth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such was the state of Christianity, and such were now the custodians of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A Madonna, whose face was a portrait of that beautiful Nazareth girl, would be a 'thing of beauty' and 'a joy forever. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Only souls uplifted, as the soul of Jesus of Nazareth was uplifted, can say of all the world, Behold my mother and my brethren! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This was Jesus of Nazareth, the seed rather than the founder of Christianity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Finally, we find in the teaching of that great revolutionist, Jesus of Nazareth, such an attack upon property as had never been before. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What is clearly apparent is that the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth was a _prophetic teaching_ of the new type that began with the Hebrew prophets. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I judge so from the greater interest we found in Nazareth than any of our speculations upon Capernaum and the Sea of Galilee gave rise to. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Official Christianity had long overlaid and accustomed itself to ignore those strange teachings of Jesus of Nazareth from which it had arisen. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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