Town in northern Israel; childhood home of Jesus (8)
I believe the answer is:
nazareth
I believe this is a double definition.
'town in northern israel' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'childhood home of jesus' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
(Other definitions for nazareth that I've seen before include "Home town of Jesus" , "Boyhood home of Jesus" , "Biblical town" , "Town where Jesus was reared" , "Town where Jesus spent boyhood" .)