Tour · c. 5 BC

The childhood of Jesus, after Luke

Nazareth Luke 1:26–38
In Nazareth the angel Gabriel is sent to Mary, and she answers: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."
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Bethlehem Luke 2:4–20 · ≈ 110 km in a straight line, ≈ 155 km by Roman roads
In Bethlehem, the city of David, Mary lays her firstborn in a manger; to shepherds in the fields a multitude of the heavenly host praises God: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
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Jerusalem Luke 2:22–38 · ≈ 8 km in a straight line, ≈ 10 km by Roman roads
In the Temple at Jerusalem Simeon takes the child in his arms: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace"; Anna speaks of Him to all who look for redemption.
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Nazareth Luke 2:39–40 · ≈ 105 km in a straight line, ≈ 145 km by Roman roads
They return to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth, and the child grows, filled with wisdom.
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Jerusalem Luke 2:41–50 · ≈ 105 km in a straight line, ≈ 145 km by Roman roads
At twelve He stays behind in Jerusalem after the Passover and is found in the Temple among the teachers: "wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?"
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Nazareth Luke 2:51–52 · ≈ 105 km in a straight line, ≈ 145 km by Roman roads
He goes down with them to Nazareth and is subject unto them, and increases in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
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