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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A town of northern Israel southeast of Haifa. Settled in prehistoric times, it is first mentioned in the New Testament as the boyhood home of Jesus. The modern town is a trade center and pilgrimage site.

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  • proper noun An ancient town in the Middle East, today in the state of Israel.

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  • noun a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

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