Acts 8:5

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Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

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Jerusalem and Judea were the centers from which persecution scattered believers, while Samaria, immediately north of Judea, became the setting for Philip

Places in this passage

Acts 8:5 mentions Ashdod, Caesarea, Ethiopia, Gaza, Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

Ashdod · Yairapple
Caesarea · DerHexer
Ethiopia · Bertramz
Jerusalem · Godot13

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