The most thorough video about the Annunciation site in Nazareth (the angel Gabriel and virgin Mary)

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"The angel went to her and said: Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you". (Luke 1:28)
Despite the importance of Nazareth in the lives of Jesus and his parents, it did not immediately become a place of Christian pilgrimage. The first shrine was probably built sometime in the middle of the 4th century.
The Spanish pilgrim, the Lady Egeria, who visited Nazareth in 383, was shown a "big and very splendid cave in which Mary lived. An altar has been placed there." This was probably the larger of the caves enshrined in the grotto of the present Basilica of the Annunciation. By Roman Catholic tradition, it is the place where the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary.
By 570, a church had been built on the site. A 4th- or 5th-century Greek mosaic inscription was found, with the dedication: "For Conon, Deacon of Jerusalem".
Pilgrims to Nazareth in the Byzantine period were also shown a cave with a spring from which Mary drew water (possibly the spring beneath the present Greek Orthodox Church of the Archangel Gabriel), and the "synagogue" where Jesus read from Isaiah. Various accounts mention church buildings at all three sites. These early churches apparently survived the Arab conquest, because the pilgrim Arculf, a bishop from Gaul visiting in 670, saw two "very large churches" in the town. But by the time of the Crusader conquest in 1099, all the Christian holy places in Nazareth were in ruins.
The Norman knight Tancred, Prince of Galilee, immediately ordered the construction of a new cathedral above the cave in the center of the town. It was the largest of the Crusader-built churches, and the Anglo-Saxon pilgrim Saewulf, visiting in 1102, described it as "a very noble monastery" (he also reported that the town had been entirely laid waste by the Saracens). This Crusader cathedral was apparently damaged by the earthquake in 1170. Repairs began, but were not complete when the Crusaders suffered defeat at the Battle of Hittim and were expelled from the town.
A series of subsequent treaties allowed continued Christian pilgrimage to the Grotto of the Annunciation during the next hundred years, even after 1263, when the town was sacked and the churches destroyed by order of the Mamluk sultan Baybars. The possibility of pilgrimage came to an end in 1291 with the fall of Acre and the final expulsion of the Crusaders from the remaining Frankish settlements and fortresses along the coast.
A Roman Catholic clerical presence in Nazareth was not re-established until 1620 when the Druze emir Fakhr-a-Din permitted the Franciscan fathers to purchase the ruins of the Crusader cathedral and grotto. In 1730, the Franciscans obtained a firman (decree) from the Ottoman sultan allowing them to build a new church on the site. This structure was enlarged in 1877, and then completely demolished in 1955 to allow construction of a new basilica. Before the start of actual building, a thorough archeological investigation of the site was carried out by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem).
Designed by the architect Giovanni Muzio, the present Basilica of the Annunciation is built on two levels. The upper level follows the outline of the 12th-century Crusader- cathedral (a nave, flanked by two aisles), and partly reconstructs the eastern apses. The lower level enshrines the Byzantine grotto.
The new basilica, the largest Christian sanctuary in the Middle East, was dedicated in 1964 by Pope Paul VI during his historic visit to the Holy Land, and consecrated on 23 March 1969. A second, ecumenical service two days later included the participation of prelates and clergy from the Greek Orthodox, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Syrian and Lutheran churches.

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Beautiful and atmospheric.god bless you zahi.and for all yr efforts to go out everyday hopefully you have a day off.i love israelxxx

[@hildanavarro9379]

🙏✝️Thank You Mr. Zahi For that last Candle May Our Lord JESSUS Keep Blessing You 🙏❤️🌹🌹Thank You Again

[@Zara-fd2ec]

Tzahi💫Annunciation Church&Grotto are absolutely beautiful🌹All the Mary's from different countries are stunning🌹🌸🌹 To the family of Lisa, many blessings🙏✝️🙏Thank you Brother💙💚💛Shalom🧡

[@donnastorey3830]

Beautiful church

[@hdome79]

Thank you dear Zahi, for another magnificent tour. I really mean that- it was really beautiful!! Although my wife and I are Protestant, we come from a High Anglican Church background and we truly revere the Blessed Virgin Mary. And I would like to say blessings on that dear couple on their anniversary, may God give them a long life and much more happiness and thank God for everything he's already given them. 🙏❤️🕯 Marvin English and family, San Diego County, California

[@dolliemaesone]

Zahi so many of us appreciate you and your wonderful videos. Just keep doing what you do and pray for anyone negative . Thank you Brother in Christ

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Syallom my brother zahi God bless you all tks

[@Debi778]

Fantastic video 💙thank you !!

[@NormandyDucks]

Another amazing tour ! Thank you Zahi.

[@DefenderOfChrist_]

Nazareth beuatiful

[@apostolia2124]

Amazing church, another great video of yours Zahi, thank you so much, blessings !!✨💙🙏

[@BettyE.J.]

Wow Zahi ❣️ Beautiful Blessed Nazareth. Excellent tour of Jesus' mother Mary and Her Basilica of the Annunciation ❤ Everything is so Magnificent. Thank you for this Excellent Beautiful video ❣️❣️❣️ Praise Jesus, Mary and Joseph please pray for us ❣️🙏🇮🇱✝️💙🩵💦🩵💙🙏🏽🤩😇🙏🏽

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[@Judyri]

Thank you zahi for this beautiful video 👏🏽👍🏽🫶🏽

[@egnathan5856]

HAHA BEAUTIFULLY SHOWN THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER ❤❤❤

[@samirachagua5929]

Thanks for this video and all your job, make me never forget my Pilgrimage

[@lindaslebodnik5099]

lovely church

[@jomaferreiro]

This is so beautiful Zahi, many, many thanks ! For those of us who tenderly love Mary, this is the most heart-warming place in the world, and this is a most treasured video. We were moved when you showed the Patroness of Uruguay at 11:29 May the holy family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph bless you and your family, as well as Joseph and his wife on their anniversary. Carolina and Jorge from Montevideo, Uruguay ❤

[@patriciagoldingay]

Hello Zahi thank you for another interesting video. God bless, shalom and greetings from Wellington, New Zealand. 💖🙏💖

[@TRINIDADGUYANAMEMORIES]

keep doing what u love

[@davidmortimer5760]

Beautiful Nazareth.

[@mattkowalewski7730]

Thank you so much brother Zaki this video is very beautiful and will be a cherished memory for our family❤

[@lindaslebodnik5099]

i like it when you talk about Mary, and visit places connected with her

[@catherinestrom3404]

Thank you mr Zahi so very intresting information you are showing us. O my self is s protestant but I apprecieringen your videos and the effort and the spirit you pit in to you telling , you realy love the story of the Bible . Bless you mr in the holy name of Jesus. I ’m looking from Sweden.

[@AnneTaylor-kk8ze]

You have no idea how much i appreciate your videos from my second homeland SHALOM SHABBAT ZAHI

[@zahishaked]

Thank you Anne

[@lavernewoodward6603]

Thank you Isaac for that beautiful video. I like those long videos. There's so much to see,🙏😊😊

[@tomklock568]

As a non-catholic yet a Christian I can still appreciate this all for the cultural and historical background, and the overall story of Jesus! I'm sorry you run into so many that don't appreciate this sort of background information, even though they may not be of the same denomination or beliefs. Does that make sense? I think it does.

[@zahishaked]

it does

[@wanda0924]

Beautiful city!!🙏🏼✝️😇

[@loriwiggins5454]

Thank you for your lovely videos! One day, I will make it there hopefully. ❤

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Just found your channel. Great content. New sub

[@zahishaked]

Welcome aboard!

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nice 1 bro❤

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[@MsSundis]

❤🙏🙏

[@annepearson1551]

Hello Zahi Thank you for your videos. I must provide a correction regarding Mary's marital state at time of the annunciation. Gospel according to Luke states Mary was betrothed" to Joseph at time of Arch Angel Gabriel visiting her. Betrothed does not mean " engaged" in Jewish custome. Also... Mathew's gospel states when Joseph received a dream regarding his doubts about taking Mary into his home, the Angel stated " Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary, your wife into your home..." Ancient Jewish custom is that marriage ceremony takes place first , which is a contract of marriage. The wife remains with parents for about a year then will move into the Husband's house. Hence, allowing Mary to visit Elizabeth for the remaining 3 months of Elizabeth's pregnancy. Joseph was separate and in preparation of their home. After the visit Joseph had pondered " a quiet divorce" after seeing Mary who was about 3 months pregnant ...showing at that time. Then Joseph had the dream explaining the Divine birth at hand and the Angel stating " take your wife into your home" ...Hope this clears up any confusion!! Thank you!!!!

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[@KingDavid1979]

Here the doctrine virgin vs Ezekiel 37-19 ! 😂 who lie ?

[@sandraswift3489]

We are to worship God and Jesus and revere the holy spirit.and not worship Mary.