1. Matthieu 4:13 (NEG79)
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Why did Jesus leave his hometown of Nazareth?

Matthieu 4:13 (NEG79)

13 Il quitta Nazareth, et vint demeurer à Capernaüm, située près de la mer, dans le territoire de Zabulon et de Nephthali,

Jesus left Nazareth when the people of his hometown rejected him (Luke 4:14–31). His move also had the purpose of fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah with regard to the land of Zebulun and Naphtali (see Matthew 4:14–15).1

Jesus left Nazareth when his own people rejected his spiritual light (Luke 4:14–31; John 1:11), which also fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy about the land of Zebulun and Naphtali (see Matthew 4:14–15)