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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 ofIsrael .
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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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"Nuzair" is a derogatory term used by Sunni Muslims against Alawi Muslims whom they claim are in fact closer to Christianity than to Islam Nuzair comes from the word Nazareth.
Haggai Carmon: Iran, Russia and Hezbollah: Strange Bedfellows in Syria Haggai Carmon 2011
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"Nuzair" is a derogatory term used by Sunni Muslims against Alawi Muslims whom they claim are in fact closer to Christianity than to Islam Nuzair comes from the word Nazareth.
Haggai Carmon: Iran, Russia and Hezbollah: Strange Bedfellows in Syria Haggai Carmon 2011
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"Nuzair" is a derogatory term used by Sunni Muslims against Alawi Muslims whom they claim are in fact closer to Christianity than to Islam Nuzair comes from the word Nazareth.
Haggai Carmon: Iran, Russia and Hezbollah: Strange Bedfellows in Syria Haggai Carmon 2011
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The name Nazareth, the town where Mary lived, comes from the Hebrew word netzer meaning “branch” or “shoot.”
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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The name Nazareth, the town where Mary lived, comes from the Hebrew word netzer meaning “branch” or “shoot.”
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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Jesus of Nazareth is the myth reduced to literalness.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Israeli archaeologists say they've found the first house in Nazareth dating back to the time of Christ.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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The Mark Five, featuring Manny Charlton who later plays in Nazareth, walk from Edinburgh to London, hitching a ride whenever photographers were not present.
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Israeli archaeologists say they've found the first house in Nazareth dating back to the time of Christ.
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Jesus of Nazareth is the myth reduced to literalness.
Chosen ones 2009
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