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Luke 2:1

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Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

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The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.
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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Nazareth in Galilee was Joseph and Mary’s home, while Bethlehem

Places in this passage

Luke 2:1 mentions Bethlehem, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Syria.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jerusalem · Godot13
Judea · Davidbena

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