First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 18:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(AP) -- Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished Jewish families where Jesus spent his boyhood.