2009-09-27T19:17:36-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/galilee/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202:22-23&version=NIV 2009-09-27T19:17:36-05:00 Although Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he spent much of his early life in Nazareth due to the need to avoid the oppressive governor's reach. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%209:1&version=NIV 2009-08-13T11:41:22-05:00 This prophesy in Isaiah speaks to the future of Galilee. It was written that Galilee would one day be honored by God. As we know now, later on Galilee was honored by its association with Christ. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=41 2008-01-18T14:41:19-05:00 The northern part of the land of Palestine. Jesus grew up in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee. He did a lot of his ministry in Galilee. (Matthew 4:12-25; Mark 1:9-28; Luke 4:14-19)