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maritan female at the well of Jacob (q. v.), near Rhe- clicm, (111 the spiritual blessings of God's true worship- |i(is. Uil to her conversion, with a large number of her lillnw-cilizcns, among whom he tarried two daj^s (John iv, 4-42; prob. December, A.D. '2G). On his arrival in Galilee he was received with great respect (John iv, 43- 45), and his public announcements of the advent of the Messianic age (Matt, iv, 17; Mark i, 14, 15) in all the synagogues of that country spread his fame still more widely (Luke iv, 14, 15). In this course of preaching lie revisited Cana, and there, by a word, cured the son of one of Merod's courtiers that lay at the point of death at Capernaum (John iv, 46-54). Arriving at Nazareth, he was invited by his townsmen to read the Scripture lesson (Isa. Ixi, ] , 2) in the synagogue, but they took such offence at his application of it to himself, and still more at his comments upon it, that they hurried him tumultuously to the brink of a precipice, and would have thrown him off had he not cscaiicd from their hands (Luke iv, 16-30). Theucelorwaid lie lixfd upon Capernaum (q. v.) as his general {ihun; of residence
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miracles during the Paschal week confirmed the popular impression concerning his prophetic character, and even induced a member of the Sanhedrim to seek a private interview with him [see Nicodemus] ; but his doctrine of the necessity of a spiritual change in his disciples [see Regeneration], and his statement of his own passion [see Atonement], were neither intelligible nor agreeable to the worldly minds of the people (John ii, 23-25; iii, 1-21). Jesus now proceeded to the Jordan, and by the instrumentality of his disciples continued the inaugural baptism of the peojile instituted by John, who had meanwhile removed further up the river, where, so far from being jealous of Jesus's increasing celebrity, he gave still stronger testimony to the supe- rior destiny of Jesus (John iii, 22-36) ; but the impris- onment of John not long afterwards by order of Herod (Matt, xiv, 3 sq. ; Mark vi, 17 sq. ; Luke iii, 19) ren- dered it expedient (JIatt. iv, 12; IMark i, 14), in con- nection with the odium excited by the hierarchy (John iv, 1-3), that Jesus should retire into Galilee (Luke iv, 14). On his way thither, his conversation with a Sa-
Ruuis of the "S\n,igogue" at TcU-Hiiin (probably Caper- naum). (Fiom Photograph 51 of the "Palcfctme Explo- ration Fund.")
(jMatt. iv, 13-16). In one of his excursions in this neighborhood, after addressing the people on the lake shore from a boat on the Avater, he directed the owners of the boat to a spot further out from the shore, where they caught so evidently miraculous a draught of fish as to convince both them and their partners of his su- perhuman character, and then invited all four of the fishermen to become his disciples, a call which they promptly obej'ed (Luke v, 1-10; j\Iatt. iv, 19-22; and ]iarallels). On his return to Capernaum he restored a (temoniac among the assembly whom he addressed in the synagogue, to the astonishment of the audience and vi- cinity (Mark i, 21-29, and parallels), and, retiring to the house of one of these lately chosen followers, he cured his mother-in-law of a fever, as well as various descriptions of invalids and deranged persons, at sunset of the same day (IMark i, 29-34 ; Matt, viii, 17 ; and parallels). Ris- ing the next morning for solitary prayer before any of the family were stirring, he set out, notwithstanding the remonstrances of his host as soon as lie had discov- ered him, to make a general tour of Galilee, preaching to multitudes who flocked to hear him from all direc- tions, and supporting his doctrines by miraculous cures of every species of physical and mental disease (Marki, 35-38 ; Matt, iv, 23-25 ; and parallels ; prob. February', A.D. 27). One of these cases was a leper, wliose resto- ration to purity caused such crowds to resort to Jesus as compelled him to avoid public thoroughfares (iSIark i, 40-45, and parallels). On his return to Ca])ernaum his door was soon thronged with listeners to his preaching, including many of the learned Pharisees from Jerusa- lem ; and the cavils of these latter at his pronouncing spiritual absolution upon a paralytic whom earnest friends had been at great pains to let down at the feet of Jesus by removing the balcony roof above him, he refuted by instantly enabling the heljiless man to walk
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home, carn-ing liis couch (Luke v, 17-2G, and paral- lels; prob. March, A.D. 27). On another excursion by the lake shore, after preaching to the people, he sum- moned as a disciple the collector of the Koman imposts (Mark ii, 13, 14, and paraUels; probably April, A.D, 27). See Mattiikw.
3. Second more piihlic Fear.— The Passover now drew near, which Jesus, like the devout Jews generally, was careful to attend at Jerusalem (Saturday, April 12, A.D. 27). See Passovek. As he passed by the pentago- nal pool of Bethesda, near the sheep-gate of the city, he observed in one of its porches an nivalid await- ing the intermittent influx of the water, to which the populace had attributed a miraculously curative I)ower to the first bather thereafter; but, learning that lie had l)een thus inlirm for thirty-eight years, and as- certaining from him that he was even too helpless to reach the water in time-to experience its virtue, he im- mediately rcstnn d liim to vigor by a word. See Be- TiiKSDA. 'I'i 1 -. Ii i,> .riiiii:^- to occur OH the Sabbath, so incensed tlir In i.ii. li.\ tlia: tliey eliargcd tlie autlmr of