Nazareth

For more than two billions believers, Nazareth is the place it all began. It is the town where angel Gabriel revealed to Mary that she was carrying the son of God. The word for Christians in Hebrew is Notzrim, which means those who come from Nazareth. Jews, by the way, are called Yehudim in Hebrew, which means those who come from Yehuda (Judea). The Annunciation and the birth of Jesus changed, or at least affected, basic concepts in Western culture – from the perception of God, sin, the End of Days, and morals, to the arts and many other areas of life. But Nazareth is much more than the place of the Annunciation. There are different churches that belong to different denominations, each emphasizing its own particular features.