Luke 23:8

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Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.

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, Jesus’ northern home region, lay under Herod Antipas’s rule, which explains

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Luke 23:8 mentions Cyrene, Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea.

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