Acts 8:9

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But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

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The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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Samaria, north of Judea, was where Philip proclaimed Christ after persecution scattered believers from Jerusalem and Judea

Places in this passage

Acts 8:9 mentions Ashdod, Caesarea, Ethiopia, Gaza, Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

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