Nazareth overview with precipice

Jesus grew up in Nazareth, somewhere between the ages of 3 and 30. Joseph was a carpenter, and Jesus was trained for that profession (Mark 6:3). When Jesus began traveling as a rabbi, he soon returned to Nazareth and was invited to preach in the community synagogue. The first part of the message seemed to go over well (Luke 4:22). But suddenly, when Jesus used illustrations of the widow of Zarephath and Naaman the Syrian, the crowd objected and threatened to toss him over a cliff (Luke 4:28-29). Indeed, Nazareth is built on a row of hills that overlooks the Jezreel Valley. These videos show the steepest cliff outside the city and the traditional location where Jesus walked away from his angry neighbors. Ironically, the world was passing by in the Jezreel Valley below Nazareth. Major highways that connected Africa, Europe and Asia all intersected at the Megiddo Pass, about 10 miles to the south. Once Jesus was thrown out of Nazareth, there’s no record that he ever returned. Instead, he ministered to all who came to him and eventually charged his disciples with reaching the entire world with his message.