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:[[Mr 1:9]] ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. | :[[Mr 1:9]] ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. | ||
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| + | Why is the mention of Nazareth of Galilee important to the fulfillment of prophecy? The predominant belief was that the 'good work' of the Messiah would come from Bethlehem. <ref>[[Mic 5:2]] But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.</ref> Nathaniel could not believe the Messiah could come from there. <ref>[[Joh 1:46]] And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.</ref> | ||
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| + | Nazareth is believed to come from the Hebrew ''netser'' נצר meaning a "shoot" or "sprout". Some believe from ''notserah'' נצר meaning "one guarding". Perhaps it comes from ''nazar'' נזר , the root for the word "Nazarite" and "crown" or "separate". | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 12 November 2016
- Mr 1:9 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Why is the mention of Nazareth of Galilee important to the fulfillment of prophecy? The predominant belief was that the 'good work' of the Messiah would come from Bethlehem. [1] Nathaniel could not believe the Messiah could come from there. [2]
Nazareth is believed to come from the Hebrew netser נצר meaning a "shoot" or "sprout". Some believe from notserah נצר meaning "one guarding". Perhaps it comes from nazar נזר , the root for the word "Nazarite" and "crown" or "separate".- ↑ Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
- ↑ Joh 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
