An epithet applied to Christ, and usually translated "of Nazareth," as in Mt 21:11Ac 2:22 4:10. It was foretold in prophecy, Ps 22:7,8Isa 53:2, that the Messiah should be despised and rejected of men; and this epithet, which came to be used as a term of reproach, showed the truth of these predictions, Mt 2:23Ac 24:5. Nazareth was a small town, in a despised part of Palestine. SeeGALILEE, andNAZARETH.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.