Nazareth Village

Nazareth Village
כפר נצרת
Nazareth Village
Nazareth Village is located in Northeast Israel
Nazareth Village
Location within Israel
Established2000
LocationNazareth, Israel
Coordinates32°42′0.29″N 35°17′29.82″E / 32.7000806°N 35.2916167°E / 32.7000806; 35.2916167
TypeOpen-air museum
FounderNakhle Bishara
Websitewww.nazarethvillage.com

Nazareth Village is a tourist attraction and open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel that recreates and reenacts village life in the Galilee in first century A.D., the time of Jesus.[1]

History

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The Nazareth Village is built on agricultural land on the outskirts of Nazareth, where the area’s last remaining first-century wine press was found. The original farm has been restored with the ancient wine press, terraces, irrigation system and stone quarry. In addition, replicas of first-century houses, a synagogue, a watchtower, mikveh and olive presses have been recreated, using the building methods and materials prevalent in first century A.D. Galilee, according to archaeologists.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Excavation and Research at the Nazareth Village Farm". Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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