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Acts 7:49

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'heaven is my throne, And the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'Or what is the place of my rest?

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.
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Acts 7:49 mentions Babylon, Canaan, Chaldea, Egypt, Haran, Mesopotamia, Midian, Nile and Shechem.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Canaan · Bahnfrend
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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