Luke Chapter 4, Verse 29
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29: και ανασταντες εξεβαλον αυτον εξω της πολεως και ηγαγον αυτον εως της οφρυος του ορους εφ ου η πολις αυτων ωκοδομητο εις το κατακρημνισαι αυτον
29: And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto
the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they
might cast him down headlong.
29: And they rose up and thrust him out of the city: and they brought
him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they
might cast him down headlong.
The brow {2} of the hill whereon, &c. The region in which Nazareth
was is hilly, though Nazareth was situated between two hills, or in a
vale among mountains. The place to which they led Jesus is still shown,
and is called the Mount of Precipitation. It is at a short distance
to the south of Nazareth. See "Mt 2:23".
Cast him down. This was the effect of a popular tumult. They had no legal right to take life on any occasion, and least of all in this furious and irregular manner. The whole transaction shows that the character given of the Galileans elsewhere as being peculiarly wicked was a just one.
