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Matthew 16:22

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Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you."

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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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Caesarea Philippi, a Gentile-region city north of Galilee, is where Jesus had revealed the path of his messiahship and foretold his suffering. Jerusalem, Israel’s religious center, was the place where that prophecy would be fulfilled through his rejection, death, and resurrection.

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Matthew 16:22 mentions Caesarea Philippi and Jerusalem.

Caesarea Philippi · EdoM
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