Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount - YJ Draiman

Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount

Click here for the 1925 Temple Mount Guide
http://www.raptureforums.com/IsraelMiddleEast/guide.pdf
One of the most disturbing end times propaganda being promoted today is the absurd notion that the Jews never had a presence on the famous Temple Mount area inJerusalem. Anyone who is knowledgeable about history and aware of the recent archaeological discoveries on theTemple Mount area over the years knows that the propaganda being perpetuated by the Islamics, United Nations, and other ungodly organizations is simply a political ploy to deny the Jews their historical capital ofJerusalem and the sacred Temple Mount area. The TempleMount area is the holiest place in Judaism and the remnants of the Second Temple area visible in the form of the “Wailing Wall” where religious Jews flock from around the world in order to pray near the site of the First and SecondTemples. Some of the outstanding quotes from the official Temple Mount Guide are as follows:
“The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest times. Its identity with the site of Solomon’sTemple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings” (2 Samuel 24:25).

It can can be seen in an online copy of “A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif,” published by the Supreme Moslem Council in Jerusalem, in 1924, with this copy from 1925.

A link to the document can be found here:http://www.templeinstitute.org/1925-wakf-temple-mount-guide.pdf

Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount

http://www.templeinstitute.org/1925-wakf-temple-mount-guide.pdf

For Jews, the Temple Mount is the holiest place in the world. The Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount originates in the biblical narrative, as it is said to be the location of the binding of Isaac.[2] The Talmud, Judaism’s supreme canonical text, says that the foundation stone on the Temple Mount is the location from which the world was created.[3] In Samuel II 24:18-25, King David bought the bedrock for the Temple from Araunah the Jebusite. Subsequently, Solomon, David’s son, used the bedrock to build the First Temple.[4] Solomon’sTemple was eventually destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 586 BCE.

Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount

For Jews, the Temple Mount is the holiest place in the world.

Following the destruction of Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple, many Jews were sent into exile. However, under the Persian King Cyrus, the Jews were allowed to return and began to rebuild theTemple. The Second Temple was completed in 516 BCE and expanded by King Herod in 19 BCE. In 70 CE, the Roman Empire, led by Emperor Titus, laid siege to Jerusalem and destroyed the Second Temple. Jews have maintained an unbreakable connection to Jerusalem, and theTemple Mount since that time.

Today, Jews follow a number of different customs in remembrance of their fallen Temple. When Jews pray, they pray toward Jerusalem. Within the daily liturgy, there are numerous calls for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. During the week, after meals, Jews recite a grace, which includes the recitation of Psalm 137 (“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem…”).[5] At the end of a wedding ceremony, the groom breaks a glass, which signifies the Jewish people’s continued mourning over the Temple’s destruction. In addition, many have the custom of leaving a wall in their home unfinished in remembrance of the destruction. All of these customs play a significant part in the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, which former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated “represents the purist expression of all that Jews prayed for, dreamed of, cried for, and died for in the two thousand years since the destruction of the Second Temple.”[6] In addition to the customs and ideology, the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and Jerusalem is internationally recognized.[7]

ISLAMIC LITERATURE AND THE TEMPLE MOUNT

Classic Islamic literature also recognizes the existence of a Jewish Temple and its importance to Judaism. This makes Arab-Palestinian Temple Denial all the more puzzling.

In Sura 17:1 of the Koran, the “Farthest Mosque” is called the al-masjid al-Aqsa. The Tafsir al-Jalalayn,[8] a well-respected Sunni exegesis of the Koran from the 15th and 16th centuries, notes that the “Farthest Mosque” is a reference to the Bayt al-Maqdis of Jerusalem.[9] In Hebrew, the Jewish Temple is often referred to as the Beyt Ha-Miqdash, nearly identical to the Arabic term. In the commentary of Abdullah Ibn Omar al-Baydawi, who authored several prominent theological works in the 13th century, the masjid is referred to as the Bayt al-Maqdis because during Muhammad’s time no mosque existed in Jerusalem.[10] Koranic historian and commentator, Abu Jafar Muhammad al-Tabari, who chronicled the seventh century Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, wrote that one day when Umar finished praying, he went to the place where “the Romans buried the Temple [bayt al-maqdis] at the time of the sons of Israel.”[11] In addition, eleventh century historian Muhammad Ibn Ahmad al-Maqdisi and fourteenth century Iranian religious scholar Hamdallah al-Mustawfi acknowledged that the al-Aqsa Mosque was built on top of Solomon’s Temple.[12]

This is a small sample of the Islamic literature attesting to the Jewish connection to the TempleMount. Innumerable other writings from other faiths attest to this fact, as well.

Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount

http://www.templeinstitute.org/1925-wakf-temple-mount-guide.pdf

For Jews, the Temple Mount is the holiest place in the world.

Following the destruction of Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple, many Jews were sent into exile. However, under the Persian King Cyrus, the Jews were allowed to return and began to rebuild theTemple. The Second Temple was completed in 516 BCE and expanded by King Herod in 19 BCE. In 70 CE, the Roman Empire, led by Emperor Titus, laid siege to Jerusalem and destroyed the Second Temple. Jews have maintained an unbreakable connection to Jerusalem, and theTemple Mount since that time.

Today, Jews follow a number of different customs in remembrance of their fallen Temple. When Jews pray, they pray toward Jerusalem. Within the daily liturgy, there are numerous calls for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. During the week, after meals, Jews recite a grace, which includes the recitation of Psalm 137 (“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem…”).[5] At the end of a wedding ceremony, the groom breaks a glass, which signifies the Jewish people’s continued mourning over the Temple’s destruction. In addition, many have the custom of leaving a wall in their home unfinished in remembrance of the destruction. All of these customs play a significant part in the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, which former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated “represents the purist expression of all that Jews prayed for, dreamed of, cried for, and died for in the two thousand years since the destruction of the Second Temple.”[6] In addition to the customs and ideology, the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and Jerusalem is internationally recognized.[7]

ISLAMIC LITERATURE AND THE TEMPLE MOUNT

Classic Islamic literature also recognizes the existence of a Jewish Temple and its importance to Judaism. This makes Arab-Palestinian Temple Denial all the more puzzling.

In Sura 17:1 of the Koran, the “Farthest Mosque” is called the al-masjid al-Aqsa. The Tafsir al-Jalalayn,[8] a well-respected Sunni exegesis of the Koran from the 15th and 16th centuries, notes that the “Farthest Mosque” is a reference to the Bayt al-Maqdis of Jerusalem.[9] In Hebrew, the Jewish Temple is often referred to as the Beyt Ha-Miqdash, nearly identical to the Arabic term. In the commentary of Abdullah Ibn Omar al-Baydawi, who authored several prominent theological works in the 13th century, the masjid is referred to as the Bayt al-Maqdis because during Muhammad’s time no mosque existed in Jerusalem.[10] Koranic historian and commentator, Abu Jafar Muhammad al-Tabari, who chronicled the seventh century Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, wrote that one day when Umar finished praying, he went to the place where “the Romans buried the Temple [bayt al-maqdis] at the time of the sons of Israel.”[11] In addition, eleventh century historian Muhammad Ibn Ahmad al-Maqdisi and fourteenth century Iranian religious scholar Hamdallah al-Mustawfi acknowledged that the al-Aqsa Mosque was built on top of Solomon’s Temple.[12]

This is a small sample of the Islamic literature attesting to the Jewish connection to the TempleMount. Innumerable other writings from other faiths attest to this fact, as well.

Link to 1925 Waqf Temple Mount Guide noting that the First and Second Jewish Temples were located on the Temple Mount

http://www.templeinstitute.org/1925-wakf-temple-mount-guide.pdf

Jerusalem Temple Mount Guide 1925

Click here for the 1925 Temple Mount Guide
http://www.raptureforums.com/IsraelMiddleEast/guide.pdf

One of the most disturbing end times propaganda being promoted today is the absurd notion that the Jews never had a presence on the famous Temple Mount area in Jerusalem. Anyone who is knowledgeable about history and aware of the recent archaeological discoveries on the Temple Mount area over the years knows that the propaganda being perpetuated by the Islamics, United Nations, and other ungodly organizations is simply a political ploy to deny the Jews their historical capital of Jerusalem and the sacred Temple Mount area. The Temple Mount area is the holiest place in Judaism and the remnants of the Second Temple area visible in the form of the "Wailing Wall" where religious Jews flock from around the world in order to pray near the site of the First and Second Temples.

Some of the outstanding quotes from the official Temple Mount Guide are as follows:

"The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest times. Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings" (2 Samuel 24:25).

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The Middle Eastern state of Israel lies in an area which is holy ground for the three great monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Judaism and Christianity originated here, and Jerusalem is Islam's most important shrine after Mecca and Medina. The Holy Land is thus of supreme significance to the adherents of these three religions.
Although Israel was never a great power and for many centuries had no independent existence as a state, it lies at a focal point of Middle Eastern history and is richly stocked with remains of a long and eventful past reaching far back into prehistory - to the 8th millennium b.c., when Jericho was one of the world's earliest urban settlements, and even farther back to the remote times when Palaeolithic man began laboriously developing his primitive culture. .In this relatively small area a whole succession of peoples have left evidence of their existence - the people of Jericho, the Canaanites, the Israelites of the Old Testament, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, European crusaders, Mamelukes, Turks and finally the Christians from Europe and Russia who in more recent centuries have built their churches and religious houses in many places in this country.

Whether a tourist comes to Israel as a pilgrim, as an art-lover or as one interested in history or in the problems of our own day, he will find much to fascinate him 

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Exploring the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: A Visitor's Guide

Written by Jess Lee

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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Whether this is the true site of Calvary is moot. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been recognised as the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion since the early Byzantine period. Within the basilica are the last stations of the Via Dolorosa - Jerusalem's famous pilgrimage walk. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre can seem surprisingly small compared with the great cathedrals of Italy, Spain, and France, but this modest size belies its deep significance. For Christian believers of all denominations, this is the most holy place of their faith. Walking through the crush of pilgrims and wafting incense within the church are one of Jerusalem Old City's greatest experiences.

Chapel of Adam

Chapel of Adam

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From the entrance, steps lead down the north side to the Greek OrthodoxChapel of Adam in which there is also a cleft in the rock. The chapel gets its name from the legend that Adam's skull was found under the Cross at Christ's crucifixion. On either side of the entrance are stone benches marking the site of the tombs of the first two rulers of the Crusader kingdom, Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin I. Their remains were removed by Muslims in the 13th century, and the tombs themselves were broken up by fanatical Greek monks in 1808. The appearance of the tombs is known from drawings made before their destruction: low columns supported saddle roofs, which bore Latin inscriptions. One of them read (according to Zev Vilnay): "Here lies the famous Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, who won this whole country for the Christian faith. May his soul rest in Christ. Amen." The other read: "Here lies King Baldwin, a second Judas Maccabeus, the hope of his country, the pride of the Church and its strength. Arabia and Egypt, Dan and overweening Damascus feared his power and humbly brought him gifts and tribute. Alas! This poor sarcophagus covers him."

Chapel of Calvary and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre

Chapel of Calvary and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre

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Heading west, you pass the Stone of Unction on which Christ's body was said to be laid and anointed after his crucifixion, and the Armenian-controlled Place of the Three Mary's where holy women watched the anointing. From here you arrive at the Rotunda containing the Holy Sepulchre (Christ's tomb). The rotunda's exterior was rebuilt by a Smyrna Greek called Kalfa Komnenos after the 1808 fire and has a Turkish Rococo style. In front of the entrance are huge candelabra, and over the doorway hang 43 lamps (13 each belonging to the Greek, Latin, and Armenian churches, while four belong to the Copts). The structure of the tomb conceals the natural rock, which can only be seen in the Coptic Chapel to the rear of the Sepulchre.

Sepulchre Tomb

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In an antechamber, the Angel's Chapel, is a stone on which the angel, who announced the resurrection of Christ to the holy women, is said to have sat. A low door leads into the small tomb chamber along the right-hand wall of which is a marble slab marking the empty burial place. Apart from the marble cladding, this is a tomb similar to many others dating from the time of Christ, closed by a round millstone whose diameter determined the height of the entrance.

During the night before Easter Sunday, the Holy Sepulchre is the scene of a ceremony in which the Greek Orthodox Patriach of Jerusalem enters the Angel's Chapel - closed since Good Friday - and lights the 'holy fire'; with the light from the darkness of the tomb symbolising the Resurrection.

Chapel of the Copts and Chapel of the Jacobites

Chapel of the Copts and Chapel of the Jacobites

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On the south, west, and north sides of the Rotunda are semicircular conches. In the west conch, opposite the Coptic Chapel, is a Chapel of the Syrian Christians (Jacobites). In here, on the left, is the entrance to a rock-cut tomb. It is traditionally ascribed to Joseph of Arimathea, who also provided the tomb for Christ. It is still in its original condition, without marble cladding.

The northern part of the Rotunda belongs to the Latins. Here are a Chapel of the Franciscans, whose friary is immediately adjoining, and the Altar of Mary Magdalene. In the northern aisle are a number of columns of different periods, including richly decorated Corinthian columns from the original fourth century church. These are known as the Arches of the Virgin, because the risen Christ is said to have appeared to his Mother here. At the east end of the aisle is a small square chamber known, without any historical basis, as the Prison of Christ.

Chapel of St. Helena

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At the east end of the nave, a semicircular passage runs past the Chapel of Longinus and the Chapel of the Parting of the Raiment to a flight of steps leading down to St. Helena's Chapel. In the rock face on the right are small crosses incised by pilgrims of the Crusader period. The chapel is roughly square, with four short columns of the Byzantine period carrying the high arches of the roof structure. Through the dome, light falls from above into the large central square giving the chapel its own special atmosphere, which is enhanced by the lamps, the decorative textiles, and the altar. To the right of the principal apse is a recess from which Helena is said to have watched the bringing to light of the Roman cistern in which the True Cross was found.

Practical Church of the Holy Sepulchre Tips

• The church is open daily 4.30am-8pm.
• Main entrance is from Christian Quarter Road
• You can also enter the complex from the nearby Ethiopian Monastery.
• Dress modestly. You will not be allowed to enter if you are wearing shorts, singlets, or open-backed tops.
• The Church of the Holy Sepulchre can seem more like a circus than a church at certain times when the crush of pilgrims and tourists is at its worst. Come early to try and beat the crowds.

Getting There

• The Church of the Holy Sepulchre sits approximately equal distance between Jaffa Gate and Damascus Gate.
• From central Jerusalem, take Egged Bus No 20., which runs from the central bus station to Jaffa Gate.

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 8 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Nazareth

Written by Jess Lee

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Nazareth (in Hebrew, Nazerat; in Arabic, En-Nasra) is the largest Arab town in Israel with a mixed population of Christian and Muslim Arabs. This city of churches is a place of pilgrimage for the world's Christians, who believe it to be the site of the Annunciation - when the Archangel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. It's also thought to be where Jesus spent his adolescence and, in the nearby village of Cana, he's believed to have performed the first of his miracles. The city's main sightseeing attraction is the Church of the Annunciation, which every pilgrim and tourist makes a beeline for on arrival. Afterwards, take a wander through the old city market district. This lively, noisy, bustling place makes a fine contrast after visiting all the grand churches.

1 Church of the Annunciation

Church of the Annunciation

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Regarded as one of the most important churches of modern times in Israel, the present Church of the Annunciation was built in 1969, but archaeological evidence shows that a church has sat on this site since at least the 3rd century AD. During the 4th century, the Empress Helena (mother to Constantine the Great, who ruled over the Byzantine world from his capital in modern-day Istanbul) had a second church constructed here, which was destroyed by the Persians in 614 AD. The Crusaders later built a three-aisled basilica. It was again razed, this time by Sultan Baibars. The site then lay empty until 1730 when the Franciscans gained permission to build a new church, which was pulled down in the 1950s to make way for the church you see today, designed by Italian architect Giovanni Muzio.

Constructed to depict the history of all the churches which have stood here, the plan of today's Church of the Annunciation is based on the Crusader church, while the side walls are built on top of the surviving fragments of older walls with the east-end apses of the Crusader church incorporated into the design. In the floor of the church is a large octagonal opening with a view of the lower level and the older structures below - theGrotto of the Annunciation and the remains of the earliest churches on the site. Over this area, which can also be seen from the upper church, is the dome.

Hours: Open daily 8am-6pm

Admission: Free

Location: Annunciation Street, Town Centre

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2 St. Joseph's Church

St. Joseph's Church

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Next door to the Church of the Annunciation is St. Joseph's Church, built in 1914. The site it stands on is traditionally held by believers to be where Joseph once had his workshop. The church contains the remains of a cistern and storage pits, which date from the early 1st century AD when Christ was thought to have lived.

Hours: Open daily 7am-6pm

Admission: Free

Location: Annunciation Street, Town Centre

3 Salesian Monastery & Church of Jesus the Adolescent

Salesian Monastery & Church of Jesus the Adolescent

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Just north of the town center, a path zigzags up to this commandingly situated monastery and school run by the Catholic Salesian order. TheChurch of Jesus the Adolescent, built in 1918, is within the grounds. Even if you're feeling a little churched-out from all the basilica finery on display in Nazareth, it's worth coming up here for the views alone. Inside the church, over the high altar, is a figure of young Jesus.

Hours: Open Sat 8am-6pm; Sun-Fri 2pm-6pm

Admission: Free

Location: Salesian Street

4 Synagogue Church

Synagogue Church

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Snuggled away in Nazareth's market district is the Synagogue Church,which belongs to the Greek Catholic Melkite community. To the left of the doorway is a door leading down into the synagogue, which Jesus is said to have attended as an adolescent. Despite this traditional belief, archaeological evidence points to the synagogue probably dating from the 6th century AD, at the earliest. The church itself was built in 1887 and has a rather grand dome sided by two bell towers.

Hours: Synagogue open daily 8am-4pm, Church open Sun (for service)

Admission: Free

Location: Market district, Town Centre

5 St. Gabriel's Church and Mary's Well

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St. Gabriel's Church (also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation) is one of the two sites in Nazareth claimed to be where the Annunciation took place. It was built over the village spring where, in Greek Orthodox tradition, the Archangel Gabriel first appeared to Mary. In the crypt below the church, the spring still flows. The upper church itself has some superb frescoes that are well worth visiting. If you want to visit the other contender for the title of Mary's well, head south across Church Square to the aptly-named Mary's Well Square, which followers of the Eastern Orthodox church believe to be the true site.

Hours: Open daily 7am-noon & 1pm-6pm

Admission: Free

Location: Church Square, Town Centre

6 Mensa Christi Church

The Franciscan Mensa Christi (Table of Christ) Church contains a slab of stone 3.6 m long and 3 m wide that the risen Christ is believed to have eaten at with his disciples The church is usually kept locked, but the guardian is normally around and you can gain entry by asking for the key.

Location: Town Centre

7 Cana (Kafr Kanna)

Cana (Kafr Kanna)

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Cana is one of two sites (the other is in southern Lebanon) that contend for the title of being the place where Jesus performed his first miracle - the changing of water into wine. It's an attractive town for a half-day trip from Nazareth, with three churches that commemorate the miracle that may - or may not - have occurred here. In Cana town center is a Franciscan church consecrated in 1883. Local tradition holds that the church is built over the site where the miracle happened. Visitors can usually see an old jar here that is claimed to be one of the six pots in which the water was changed. Opposite the Franciscan church is the rather dilapidated Greek Orthodox Church, built in 1556 over the site of an earlier mosque. Here, too, you'll be shown two stone jars, which are said to have been involved in the miracle (though they are probably no more than 300 years old). At the north end of Cana is the Nathanael Chapel, which also belongs to the Franciscans. It was built at the end of the 19th century in honour of Nathanael of Cana who was initially prejudiced against Jesus ("Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?") but then worshipped him as the Son of God (John 1,46-49) and was also present when the risen Christ appeared to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (John 21,2).

Location: 8 km northeast of Nazareth

8 Zippori

Zippori

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The remains of ancient Zippori (Sepphoris) are an excellent day trip fromNazareth. Excavations here, by American archaeologists, have brought to light findings from the Roman period when the town was known as Diocaesarea, through to the era of the Crusades. The Crusaders built a castle and church dedicated to St. Anne (mother of the Virgin Mary) here and the Crusading army assembled at Zippori on July 2, 1187 before their march to Hittim, where they suffered an annihilating defeat at the hands of Saladin. Walking through the site, you get a real feel for the layers of settlement here with the Byzantine church, a Roman theater, and the remains of the Crusader castle the top attractions. To the west are the dilapidated remnants of the old water conduit and the large cisterns known as the 'Caverns of Hell'. If you walk up to the Ottoman era fort on the hill, you'll get fine panoramic views across the entire site.

Location: 7 km northwest of Nazareth

History

Excavations from 1955 onwards show that the hill on which the Church of the Annunciation and St. Joseph's Church stand was inhabited from the time of the patriarchs (2nd millennium BC). The little houses of the village were built on top of tombs of the 2nd millennium and underground chambers hewn from the local tufa, which had been used in the first half of the 1st millennium BC as store-rooms.

The name of Nazareth first appears in the New Testament in the account of the Annunciation (Luke 1,26-33) and Jesus is said to have lived here until after his baptism by John (Luke 3,21). In the early Christian period, the Grotto of the Annunciation became a much venerated place of pilgrimage and the present church is the fifth built on the site. An early place of Christian settlement, Nazareth was taken in 614 AD by the Persians, who, in conjunction with the Jews, destroyed it. Thereafter the Christian population declined. In 629 AD, however, Nazareth was recovered by the Byzantines, who took their revenge by destroying the houses of the Jewish population. The place was not rebuilt until the time of Tancred, the Norman Crusader who took Nazareth in 1099 and ruled as Prince of Galilee.

Nazareth suffered further destruction in 1263 at the hands of Baibars and his Mamelukes. Thereafter no Christians were allowed to live in the town until the Druze ruler Fakhr ed-Din revoked the ban in 1620. The town developed in the 19th and 20th centuries under Ottoman, and later, British rule. In 1948 Nazareth became part of Israel, and the new Jewish settlement of Nazerat Illit (Upper Nazareth), with its own administration, grew up on the hills above the town.

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