where was jesus born and raised?
Nazareth
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 Jesus was Jewish and born to Mary and Joseph . He grew up in Nazareth in Galilee . Leading scholars such as Bart Ehrman , E. P. Sanders , and Géza Vermes generally consider Joseph to be Jesus ' father . Jesus also had brothers and sisters . The natural assumption is these offspring resulted from Joseph and Mary having sex , contrary to Catholic tradition . It is unusual that in Mark 6 : 3 , Jesus ' neighbors refer to Jesus as Mary 's son , because sons were identified by their fathers . This reference has led some scholars to suggest that Jesus was illegitimate and that Joseph is a fictional character . Mary 's identity as a historical figure , however , is certain . Joseph may well have died by the time Jesus ' career began , but several of the earliest sources report that Mary outlived Jesus . 

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 Jesus ' childhood home is identified in the gospels of Luke and Matthew as the town of Nazareth in Galilee where he lived with his family . Although Joseph appears in descriptions of Jesus ' childhood , no mention is made of him thereafter . His other family members — his mother , Mary , his brothers James , Joses ( or Joseph ) , Judas and Simon and his unnamed sisters — are mentioned in the gospels and other sources . 

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 Jesus ( / ˈdʒiːzəs / JEE @-@ zuss Greek : Ἰησοῦς , translit . Iesous ; Hebrew : ישוע , translit . Yēšū ́ aʿ , lit . ' Yeshua ; " He saves " ' ; c . 4 BC – c . AD 30 ) , also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ , was a Jewish preacher who became the central figure of Christianity . Christians believe him to be the Son of God and the awaited Jewish Messiah ( Christ , the Anointed One ) of the Old Testament . 

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 John depicts Jesus ' ministry as largely taking place in and around Jerusalem rather than in Galilee . In this Gospel , Jesus ' divine identity is publicly proclaimed and immediately recognized . 

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 Early Christian traditions describe Jesus as being born in Bethlehem : in one , a verse in the Book of Micah is interpreted as a prophecy that the Messiah would be born there . The New Testament has two different accounts of the birth . In the Gospel of Luke , Jesus ' parents live in Nazareth and travel for the Census of Quirinius to Bethlehem , where Jesus is born , after which they return home . The Gospel of Matthew mentions Bethlehem but not the census . Told that a ' King of the Jews ' has been born in the town , Herod orders the killing of all the boys aged two and under in the town and surrounding area . Joseph , warned of by an angel of the Lord , flees to Egypt with his family ; the Holy Family later settles in Nazareth . 
