Jesus' Neighbors' Home Discovered?

Builders in Nazareth began digging for what they thought was room for a new Christian center, but archaeologists revealed that what they found was the remains of a home that may have belonged to Jesus' neighbors. The home was one of 50 belonging to Jewish families who lived in the hamlet, and archaeologist Yardena Alexandre, excavations director at the Israel Antiquities Authority, said Jesus may have played around the house with his cousins and friends. Archaeologists identified remains of a courtyard, a hideout from Roman soldiers, and a rooftop water system after the builders dug up a former convent's courtyard, merely yards from the Basilica of the Annunciation. "This may well have been a place that Jesus and his contemporaries were familiar with," said Alexandre.