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Mark 8:28

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They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

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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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Bethsaida was a fishing village near the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, while Caesarea Philippi lay farther north near Mount Hermon; both were within or adjacent to the wider Galilean setting

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Mark 8:28 mentions Bethsaida, Caesarea Philippi and Galilee.

Caesarea Philippi · EdoM
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

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