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Mk 1:9a ... And it came about in those "days" ...

The sign of a "day" ...

Mk 1:9b ... Jesus came from Nazareth of the Galilee ...

The word Nazareth has a number of derivations. It can be seen as the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew netzer meaning a "shoot, sprout, or watch tower." It is also seen as the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew notserah, meaning "the guarded one." Geographically, Nazareth was the highest city in the province of Galilee. It was located just west of where the River Jordan emerges from the Sea of Galilee to flow due south down to the Dead Sea. The sign at the top of the graph shows ...

Mk 1:9c ... and he was immersed into the Jordan by John.

The verb baptizo means to “dip or immerse.” In the diagram, Jesus ...

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