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Mark 1:5

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All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

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Galilee and the Travels of JesusPalestine tracing the travels of Jesus, including Galilee and the Sea of Galilee region.
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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Judea and Jerusalem were the southern Jewish region and its central city; people from there came to the Jordan River, where John baptized those confess

Places in this passage

Mark 1:5 mentions Capernaum, Galilee, Jerusalem, Jordan, Judea, Nazareth and Sea of Galilee.

Capernaum · AVRAMGR
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jerusalem · Godot13
Jordan · Bill Rice

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