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Among the other interesting features of Nazareth Village is the watchtower, where a villager would watch to protect the town from predators both human and animal
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There is also a cave tomb to be seen here\u2026
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In the back of the tomb are niches, where ossuaries, or bone boxes, could be placed.
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There are traditional trades to be viewed, such as wood-working, and dying of cloth. Of course the word tekton<\/em>, means a craftsman, and it can be in stone or wood. No guarantee Jesus was a carpenter. He might have been a stone mason or both.
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The production of spices was important, and not just for food. It was also used to wrap in the winding sheets of the dead as well. <\/p>\n

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