The people of Galilee were despised by the rabbis of Jerusalem as rude and unlearned, yet they presented a more favorable field for the Saviour's work. They were more earnest and sincere; less under the control of bigotry; their minds were more open for the reception of truth. In going to Galilee, Jesus was not seeking seclusion or isolation. The province was at this time the home of a crowded population, with a much larger admixture of people of other nations than was found in Judea.

Galilæas befolkning var foragtet af de skriftkloge i Jerusalem som simpel og uoplyst, men alligevel frembød de en mere gunstig arbejdsmark for Frelseren. De var mere alvorlige og oprigtige og mindre beherskede af fanatisme. Deres sind var mere åbent og modtageligt for sandheden. Da Jesus drog til Galilæa, var det ikke for at søge ensomhed eller afsondrethed. På denne tid var provinsen hjemsted for en tæt befolkning, med en langt større iblanding af folk af andre nationer, end man fandt i Judæa.