The family returns to Nazareth
Matthew 2:19–23Joseph settles in Galilee after returning from Egypt.
Places of Scripture · Galilee
Nazareth
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Joseph and Mary returned to Nazareth, where Jesus was brought up. The town is connected with his ordinary life, synagogue teaching, rejection, and the title Jesus of Nazareth.
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Jesus grows at Nazareth
Luke 2:39–52Jesus is subject to Joseph and Mary and increases in wisdom and stature.
Jesus reads in the synagogue
Luke 4:16–30Jesus declares the Scripture fulfilled and is rejected.
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