Jonah
Three Galileans “Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet” (John 7:52). — Carl Hagensick (Adapted from a 1997 Herald article) Scribes and Pharisees, the religious hierarchy of Jesus’ day, looked down with great scorn on the people of Galilee. Many Galileans were not Hebrews. From the days of Joshua, many Canaanites continued to live there (Judges 1:30-33), and the people spoke with a distinct accent (Matthew 26:69, 73). The area was popularly known as “Galilee of the nations” (Isaiah […]