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Acts 5:12

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By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

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Solomon’s Portico was a covered colonnade on the eastern side of the Jerusalem temple complex, where the apostles gathered publicly as signs and wonders accompanied their witness. Jerusalem, Israel’s religious center, made this setting especially significant, while Galilee is not mentioned in this verse.

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Acts 5:12 mentions Galilee, Jerusalem and Solomon’s Portico.

Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jerusalem · Godot13
Solomon’s Portico · Godot13

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