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Levi

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus’ call of Levi the tax collector reveals His radical mission to welcome society’s outcasts, transforming even the most despised into disciples through mercy and table fellowship.

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Fishing Boats

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Luke

Fishing boats in first century Galilee were small, wooden vessels designed for nearshore fishing on the Sea of Galilee, primarily using oars and occasionally sails to support the fishermen’s work with nets.

Elizabeth

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Luke

Elizabeth, the righteous and faithful wife of Zechariah, is the mother of John the Baptist, whose miraculous late-in-life pregnancy testifies to God’s power and faithfulness in preparing the way for Jesus.

Herod Antipas

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Luke

Herod Antipas was the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea in the First Century, known for his political rule under Roman authority, his role in the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist, and his involvement in the trial of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament.

Pharisees

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Luke

The Pharisees in the first century were a respected Jewish religious group known for their strict adherence to the full Hebrew scriptures, oral traditions, belief in resurrection, and influence among the common people, yet they faced criticism from Jesus for elevating human traditions over God’s commandments.

Houses (Jewish)

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Luke

First-century Jewish homes in Galilee were modest, stone-built dwellings centered on family life, purity practices, and hospitality—simple yet deeply woven into the social and spiritual world reflected in the Gospel of Luke.

The Lake of Gennesaret

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Luke

In the first century AD, the Lake of Gennesaret—also known as the Sea of Galilee—was a fertile, storm-prone freshwater lake that served as the economic and spiritual heart of Galilee, supporting thriving fishing towns like Capernaum and providing the setting for many key events in Jesus’ ministry.

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Levi

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Fishing Boats

Fishing boats in first century Galilee were small, wooden vessels designed for nearshore fishing on the Sea of Galilee, primarily using oars and occasionally sails to support the fishermen’s work with nets.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, the righteous and faithful wife of Zechariah, is the mother of John the Baptist, whose miraculous late-in-life pregnancy testifies to God’s power and faithfulness in preparing the way for Jesus.

Herod Antipas

Herod Antipas was the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea in the First Century, known for his political rule under Roman authority, his role in the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist, and his involvement in the trial of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament.

Pharisees

Houses (Jewish)

First-century Jewish homes in Galilee were modest, stone-built dwellings centered on family life, purity practices, and hospitality—simple yet deeply woven into the social and spiritual world reflected in the Gospel of Luke.

The Lake of Gennesaret

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