VERS. XIII.
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And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum.
WHY he left Nazareth, after he had passed six or seven and twenty years there, the reason appears, Luke IV. 28. &c. We do not read, that he returned thither, again, and so, unhappy Nazareth, thou perishest by thine own folly and perverseness. Whether his father Joseph had any inheritance at Capernaum, which he possessed as his heir, or rather dwelt there in some hired house, we dispute not. This is certainly cal∣led his City, Matth. IX. 1, &c. and here as a Citizen, he paid the half Shekel, Matth. XVII. 24. Where it is worthy marking, what is said by the Jews. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 :〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 y 1.1 How long does a man dwell in some City before he be as one of the Citizens? Twelve months. The same is recited again z 1.2 elsewhere. The Jerusalem Ge∣mara thus explains it, If he tarry in the City thirty days, he becomes as one of the Citizens, in respect of the Alms-chest; if six months, he becomes a Citizen, in respect of clothing: if twelve months, in respect of tributes, and taxes. The Babylonian adds, if nine months, in respect of burial. That is, if any abide in a City thirty days, they require of him Alms for the poor; if six months, he is bound, with the other Citizens, to cloth the poor; if nine months, to bury the dead poor: if twelve months, he is bound to undergo all other taxes with the rest of the Citizens. See the Gloss.