5. Water
The places in which Jesus grew up are very dry
areas. There was not much rain and so water
was very important to the people.
As there wasn’t very much rain, people used
springs and wells to get water for their families.
6. Water was used to show welcome and
hospitality to people. When someone visited a
home they would be welcomed by having their
feet washed and dried.
Water was also used for sacred times. Jewish
people washed their hands before and after
meals, and also had ritual baths, called mikvehs.
11. Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the most important city in the
first century world that Jesus lived in. The city
was built on top of mountains long before the
time of Jesus, when David was King. In
Jerusalem was the Temple that was built by
Solomon.
12. Galilee
Galilee was in the north of the country and was
a place where many people farmed and grew
crops.
13. Capernaum
Capernaum, and the small villages around there,
was the place where Jesus taught and healed
people. There was a synagogue in the middle of
the town where Jesus would have prayed and
shared his message. Capernaum was also the
home town of the apostles Peter, James, Andrew
and John, and the tax collector Matthew.
14. JERICHO
Jericho is one of the oldest towns in the area. It is
not far from the Dead Sea. In the time of Jesus
people travelling from Galilee to Jerusalem would go
through Jericho. The roads around Jericho were
winding and the terrain was very rough. The area
was dangerous to travel through.
15. SEPPHORIS
Sepphoris was a city that was built on the side
of a valley. The city was close to Nazareth.
There were large market places and an
ampitheatre for entertainment.
