The Galilee of Jesus
This Church in Nazareth is built over the traditional location where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God (Luke 1: 26-37). The four Gospel writers are depicted on the church’s façade.
Photo by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com.
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