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Hebrews 12:13

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and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

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Though not named in verse 13, the surrounding passage identifies believers’ destination as Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem—the city of the living God. Earthly Jerusalem was Israel’s historic worship center; here it signifies God’s heavenly dwelling and the secure covenant fellowship toward which Christians persevere.

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Hebrews 12:13 mentions Jerusalem and Mount Zion.

Jerusalem · Godot13
Mount Zion · Eman

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