Matthew 12:42

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The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.

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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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Nineveh was the great Assyrian city whose people repented at Jonah’s preaching, while “the South” refers to the queen of Sheba, likely from Arabia, who came to hear Solomon’s wisdom. Jesus uses both Gentile examples to condemn his hearers’ refusal to respond to one greater than Jonah and Solomon.

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Matthew 12:42 mentions Nineveh and South.

Photo of Nineveh — Nineveh · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)