Luke 13:1

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Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

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The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Galilee was the northern Jewish region from which Jesus and many of his followers came; Jerusalem was Judea’s religious and political center, where Pilate governed. Siloam was a site in or near Jerusalem, and the reported deaths there frame Jesus’ warning that suffering is not proof of greater guilt but calls all to repentance.

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Luke 13:1 mentions Galilee, Jerusalem and Siloam.

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Siloam — Siloam · Tamar Hayardeni