Characters
She “found favor with God.” - Luke 1:30
Mary
Over 700 years in advance, the prophet Micah foretold that this small town would be the birthplace of the Messiah.- Micah 5:2
Bethlehem
Where was Adam & Eve's first home?
The Garden of Eden
Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
The first kind of Israel. In the beginning he was humble and modest but later became arrogant and was rejected as king. He died during a battle with the Philistines. (1 Sam. 31:1-4)
King Saul
Nathanael wondered if anything good could come from this town. The people there tried to kill Jesus on one occasion. (John 1:46; Luke 4:16, 28-30; Matthew 2:22, 23)
Nazareth
Jesus walked on the waters of this sea, where fishermen still cast their nets much as they did in his day. - John 6:1, 19; Luke 5:4; Mark 1:16.
Sea of Galilee
Psalm 23:1
"Jehovah is my Shepherd, I will lack nothing"
Mother of a prophet. In prayer, she promised Jehovah God that if she had a son, she would bring him to serve at the tabernacle.
Hannah
While in this town Jesus cured a young child located in a city 16 miles (26 km) away! - John 4:46-54; 2:1-11.
Cana
Jesus was baptized in this river by John the Baptizer in the year 29 C.E. - Luke 3:1-3, 21.
Jordan River
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life"
An outstanding judge who defended Israel for 20 years. Jehovah used him to “take the lead in saving Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” God’s spirit gave him great strength. Most importantly, he had strong faith in Jehovah.—Hebrews 11:32-34.
Samson
Jesus spent so much time here that it came to be called “his own city.” - Matthew 9:1, 9; 8:5, 14; Mark 1:29.
Capernaum
A secret disciple from this town contributed the tomb in which Jesus was buried. - Matthew 27:57-60.
Arimathea
Daniel 2:44
"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever"
His father, Amon, was bad. This character did “what was right in Jehovah’s eyes” and chose to listen to those who loved God rather than to those who were bad association. His humility and appreciation for true worship brought him God’s favor.
Josiah
In his famous parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus spoke of a man who was attacked by robbers on the dangerous road between Jerusalem and this town. - Luke 10:30; 19:1-10.
Jericho
In Jesus’ day this city had a beautiful temple, the stones of which excited the admiration of his disciples. - Mark 11:27; 13:1.
Jerusalem
Revelations 21:4
"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”