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3 their Judean neighbors. [Crossed out: The term "Galilee was to them similar to our modern term "Egypt". And their "up in Galilee" was equivalent to our down in Egypt"] This grew out of the fact that the people were of a mongrel class - spoke a ruder dialect and were less cultivated. But Nazareth inherited the special opprobrium of being the wickedest town in all Galilee. - So much so, that even Nathanael who was a Galilean himself had no faith that any good thing could come from it. From its position it came into more frequent contact with heathen influence. and its conduct seemed to partake of a border ruffian character. Scripture history points somewhat in the same direction in their treatment of Christ. We are told that "when he came to his own his own received him not¨ When he went into the synagogue to expound the scriptures they rose up against him and attempted