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Nazareth: Synagogue Church- Altar




Nazareth: Synagogue Church- Altar


‎The altar of the Synagogue Church, in the Nazareth market uphill from the Basilica of the Annunciation. According to a tradition going back to the 6th century A.D., this was the site of the synagogue where Jesus preached until his big confrontation with the Jews of Nazareth. At the end of this confrontation, as described in Luke 4:15–24, Jesus said: “No prophet is accepted in his own country”.

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