Nazareth Village
Nazareth Village is an open-air museum that recreates the experience of daily life of Nazareth about 2,000 years ago, in the time of Jesus. The Nazareth Village was envisioned by Dr. Nkhle Bishara, medical director of Nazareth hospital. During its development, ancient terraces and basin of a winepress were uncovered. Opened in 2000, the 15 acres site presents the physical landscape of the region and its human use. A shepherd attending his sheep, a farmer ploughing with a donkey, olives harvested wheat threshed are just some of the agricultural activities presented by a devoted staff in authentic costumes. They illustrate well daily life in rural lower Galilee, and their use in Jesus’ parables, acts and miracles. Furthermore, a reconstructed home, carpentry, and even a tomb and a synagogue echoes Nazareth that Jesus knew, in a new and unprecedented way.
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