Luke 2:34

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and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

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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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Bethlehem in Judea was Jesus’ birthplace, while Nazareth in Galilee was his family’s home; Jerusalem, Judea’s religious center, is where Simeon spoke these words in the

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Luke 2:34 mentions Bethlehem, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Syria.

Photo of Bethlehem — Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13