John 12:13
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they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!"
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethany, near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, was where Jesus had recently stayed and raised Lazarus; Galilee was his northern home region. As he enters Jerusalem, the city of Israel’s temple and royal center, the crowd hails him with Zion’s messianic language, identifying Jerusalem as the city awaiting its king.
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John 12:13 mentions Bethany, Galilee, Jerusalem and Zion.
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