The ebvironment where Jesus lived comes alive to us.

People from all over the world are coming to visit the real-world reproduction of life in Jesus' Nazareth, about 500 yards from the traditional site of his boyhood home.

In Nazareth Village, the sheep stray in the streets, weeds grow among the wheat in the donkey-plowed furrows, and you can see the lights from a city on a hill four miles away.

A synagogue, a wine press and some houses are already built with faithfulness to first-century materials and methods. A watch tower for the fields is under construction.

Workers at Nazareth Village in Nazareth, Israel, portray what life would have been like when Jesus lived in the first-century village. Period clothing, materials and occupations are prevalent in the model village.

The setting provides, among other things, real-life experience of sowing seed, seeking sheep, and keeping oil lamps burning, images Jesus used in his parables.

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Photo1-A son assists his father in the carpentry shop at Nazareth Village in Nazareth, Israel. Workers at the village portray first-century life in their clothing, materials and occupations.

Photo2-Workers at Nazareth Village in Nazareth, Israel, portray what life would have been like when Jesus lived in the first-century village. Period clothing, materials and occupations are prevalent in the model village.
(South Bend Tribune)