Jesus was born in Nazareth. Probably

The infancy gospels of Matthew and Luke suggest a birth in Bethlehem; what was announced by the scriptures would be at stake.

Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem and died in Jerusalem. This is what Christians (and not only) say, it is what reigns in the Christian tradition.

Regarding the place of death, almost no one or even no one questions that it was actually Jerusalem. Now regarding the place of birth…

References to Bethlehem actually appear in the Bible. You The infancy gospels of Matthew and Luke mention that Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

However, this reference will only be in these gospels to place Jesus within what was announced by the scriptures.

Micah, prophet of the 8th century BC, said: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, so small among the families of Judah, It is from you that the one who will rule in Israel will come”.

In other words, Bethlehem must arise for theological reasons, a fulfillment of the words of the prophet Micah.

But Jesus was born in Nazareth. Probablywrites José António Pagola, in his book .

The theologian, a deep researcher into the story of Jesus, reinforces that, excluding the aforementioned gospels of Matthew and Luke, all other sources suggest that Jesus was born in Nazareth.

There are references to “Jesus of Nazareth”or to “Jesus of Nazaré”in all four gospels – Mark, Matthew, Luke and John – and also in the Acts of the Apostles. In several excerpts, Nazareth is mentioned.

In fact, “Jesus of Nazareth” was an expression that accompanied him until after his death: INRI were the letters placed on the cross. It means Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum, or “Jesus Nazarene King of the Jews”.

José Antonio Pagola is not the only expert to point to Nazareth as the birthplace of Jesus. Far from it.

Nazareth was a small village. Today it is a city with more than 70 thousand people. It is the largest Arab city in Israel; the vast majority of its inhabitants are Muslims.