NAZARETH – Remains of a house from the time of Jesus have been found in Nazareth – the first discovery of its kind in the place where he grew up, says Israel’s Antiquities Authority.
His mother Mary’s childhood home, many Christian faithful believe, was a cave over which Nazareth’s imposing Church of the Annunciation now stands.
Yardenna Alexandre, who directed a dig near the church, said: “The discovery is of the utmost importance since it reveals for the very first time a house from the Jewish village of Nazareth.” – (Reuters)