NAZARETH FOUNTAIN, A LINK TO JESUS

Fountain of the Virgin in Nazareth, 1894 photograph

'The Fountain of the Virgin' 1894 photograph

The only feature in the present-day town of Nazareth that can be linked directly to Jesus is the well.

The actual structure is probably later, but we can stand in front of it and know that in that spot Mary once hauled water each day for her family's needs.

This event was depicted in James Tissot's 'Jesus and His Mother at the Fountain' - though it is historically unlikely that a grown boy would have taken part in what was seen in 1st century Palestine as women's work.

Jesus and His Mother at the Fountain, James Tissot

'Jesus and His Mother at the Fountain', James Tissot

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www.bible-archaeology.info - archaeological evidence and the Bible - what can we prove?

http://www.bible-art.info/ - Bible paintings and artworks: Nativity, Resurrection, Esther, Martha and Mary

http://www.bible-topten.com/ - Top Ten heroes, bad women, ways to hell, young people, villains, murders, films

http://www.bible-architecture.info/ - more about houses, palaces, temples and fortresses

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