THE WORLD IN WHICH JESUS LIVED

Jesus lived in PALESTINE, a country in the Middle East

• Palestine is also called Israel or the Holy Land

• There were three main areas of Palestine in Jesus’ time. These were: GALILEE, SAMARIA, and JUDEA

– Galilee was mostly a rural area (farming area) where Greek and Roman cultures were popular

• Nazareth was a town in the hills of Galilee, where Jesus grew up

• Capernaum was a town near the Sea of Galilee, where much of Jesus’ public ministry took place. These were the three years that He preached and did miracles publicly.

• Cana was a town in Galilee where Jesus did his first miracle at a wedding.

• Samaria was the area in Central Palestine

– People who lived here were avoided by the Jewish people because they were thought to be heretics

– Heretics are people who are against the established religious beliefs of an area

• Judea was a hot, dry area in southern Palestine

• Bethlehem was the town in Judea where Jesus was born

• Jerusalem was the town where Jesus died• This was a holy city because the TEMPLE

was there

- The city of Jerusalem is still sacred (holy) for three major religions today: Judaism, Christianity and Islam

- Jews, Christians and Muslims are the people who practice these religions.

• All of these religions are monotheistic; they all believe there is only ONE GOD.

• Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad lived in the Holy Land

• The Jordan River runs between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.

• GO TO “Politics in Palestine”And “Religious and daily life”

ONE GODMOSES

JESUS

MUHAMMAD

The TORAH:Hebrew Scripture

The BIBLE; NEW TESTAMENT:Christian Scripture

The KORAN

JUDAISMCHRISTANITY ISLAM

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Dead Sea

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Cana Nazareth

Capernaum

Bethlehem Jerusalem