“And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.”
When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him — the three-day absence (one day out, one day back, one day searching — or three days of searching in Jerusalem) communicates the anxiety of the parents' search. The returning to Jerusalem is the reversal of the homeward journey — the pilgrimage caravan becomes the search party.
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