Jesus lived in Palestine in the Middle East around 2000 years ago. Palestine was made up of three main regions - Galilee in the north where Jesus grew up, Samaria in the central region whose residents were disliked, and Judea in the south where Jesus was born in Bethlehem and later died in Jerusalem, the holy city that was important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three monotheistic religions believe in one God and have their origins in Palestine, with important figures like Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad living in the Holy Land.

1. THE WORLD IN WHICH
JESUS LIVED

2. Jesus lived in PALESTINE, a country in the Middle East

3. • Palestine is also called
Israel or the Holy Land
• There were three main
areas of Palestine in
Jesus’ time.
These were:
GALILEE,
SAMARIA, and
JUDEA

4. – Galilee was mostly a rural area (farming area)
where Greek and Roman cultures were popular
• Nazareth was a town in the hills of Galilee,
where Jesus grew up
• Capernaum was a town near the Sea of
Galilee, where much of Jesus’ public ministry
took place. These were the three years that
He preached and did miracles publicly.
• Cana was a town in Galilee where Jesus did
his first miracle at a wedding.

6. • Samaria was the area in Central Palestine
– People who lived here were avoided by the
Jewish people because they were thought to be
heretics
– Heretics are people who are against the
established religious beliefs of an area

7. • Judea was a hot, dry area in southern Palestine
• Bethlehem was the town in Judea where Jesus
was born
• Jerusalem was the town where Jesus died
• This was a holy city because the TEMPLE
was there

9. - The city of Jerusalem is still sacred
(holy) for three major religions today:
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- Jews, Christians and Muslims are the
people who practice these religions.
• All of these religions are
monotheistic; they all believe there
is only ONE GOD.
• Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad
lived in the Holy Land

10. • The Jordan River runs between the Sea of
Galilee and the Dead Sea. Jesus was
baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan
River.

12. • GO TO “Politics in Palestine”
And “Religious and daily life”

14. ONE GOD
MOSES
JESUS
MUHAMMAD
The TORAH:
Hebrew Scripture
The BIBLE;
NEW TESTAMENT:
Christian Scripture
The KORAN
JUDAISM
CHRISTANITY ISLAM

15. Mediterranean
Sea
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1
<= #2
Dead
Sea
#3
#4
#5
Cana Nazareth
Capernaum
Bethlehem Jerusalem