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Matthew 17:26

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Peter said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.

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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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Capernaum, a fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Roman Galilee, served as a base for Jesus’ ministry. There, the temple-tax question prompts Jesus’ teaching that, as God’s Son, he is free from the tax, though he provides payment to avoid needless offense.

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Matthew 17:26 mentions Capernaum and Galilee.

Capernaum · AVRAMGR
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

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