Jesus lived in Palestine, now known as Israel or the Holy Land, around 2000 years ago. The main areas of Palestine were Galilee, Samaria, and Judea. Jesus grew up in Nazareth and spent much of his ministry in Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee, where he performed many miracles. He was also born in Bethlehem and crucified in Jerusalem, the holy city that is still sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims today as it contains the Temple.

1. THE WORLD IN WHICH
JESUS LIVED

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

3. * Palestine is also called ________________ or the ________
________
• There were three main areas of Palestine in Jesus’ time. These were:
GALILEE, SAMARIA, and JUDEA
– ________________ was mostly a rural area (farming area) where
Greek and Roman cultures were popular
• ___________ was a town in the hills of Galilee, where Jesus
grew up
• ___________ 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.

4. • ___________________ was the area in Central
Palestine
– People who lived here avoided the Jewish people
because they were thought to be heretics (people
who are against the established religious beliefs)
• _______________ was a hot, dry area in southern
Palestine
• _______________ was the town in Judea where
Jesus was born
• _______________ was the town where Jesus died
• This was a holy city because the TEMPLE was
there

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

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

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

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

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