Church of the Annunciation Bible & Faith Lesson: Home of Mary, Joseph, & Jesus Revealed, Nazareth

See a moving Bible talk and faith lesson at the Church of the Annunciation & St. Joseph's Church. See where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary she would be the birth mother of Jesus. See the layers of evidence showing these are the homes of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Experience the places Jesus grew up and lived during His youth. Learn about life in Nazareth during the time of Christ and lessons from the Bible for us today.
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Places of Interest
1. Statue of Mary – Her hands are blackened from people touching them so much.
2. Written in Latin across the facade over the triple-doorway entrance is the Bible verse: “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
3. The entryway doors to the Church have carvings of significant events in the Old and New Testaments.
4. The current church is a two-story building. The main entrance is on the lower level.
5. On the lower level is the grotto that is believed to be the original home of Mary and the place where the angel Gabriel appeared to her. The following archaeological evidence can be seen here that supports this site as the authentic home of Mary.​
Jewish Ritual Bath (Mikveh)
Cave from the Time of Jesus
Mosaic Floor of Judeo-Christian Synagogue
Mosaic of the Crown from the Judeo-Christian Church
Apse & Walls of the Byzantine Church Helena Built
Mosaic Floor Tiles of the Byzantine Church
Behind the Altar are Stairs Leading Down to the Grotto from the Byzantine Church
Crusader Walls
Crusader Pillars
Crusader Apse
6. The words written on an altar table at the front of the grotto mean, “Here the Word was made Flesh.”
7. On each side of the grotto are the remains of earlier churches.
8. The upper level of the basilica serves as the local Roman Catholic parish church.
9. Outside the upper level of the basilica are excavations of buildings during the time of Christ.
10. Outside the lower level of the basilica is a covered area with mosaic panels of many countries from around the world.
11. St. Joseph's Church
Modern Church
Grotto
Mikvah
Cave-home
Steps Down to Home and Workshop
Byzantine Church
Crusader Church

Nazareth In the Bible
1. Nazareth was the home of Joseph and Mary, and the place where the angel Gabriel was sent to announce to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Christ the Messiah (Luke 1:26-38).​​

Faith Lesson from the Life of Mary
1. Mary was a righteous person whom God saw would honor and obey Him with the great gift of being the mother of Christ. Are we devoted to God in such a way that He would entrust to us abundant blessings?
2. Mary did not remain a virgin after giving birth to Christ, as many believe. She had many other children, as we can see all throughout Scripture: Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man acquire all these things?” (Matt. 13:55–56).
Are we students of God’s Word so we believe the truth, or do we follow what our church or others teach instead? Who is our highest authority in what we believe: people or God’s Word?
3. Mary is not to be worshiped like some do but is an example to us of a person of deep faith and obedience. Do we revere and honor Mary, or do we worship her?