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Matthew 19:6

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So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”

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Galilee was Jesus’ home region in northern Israel; Judea lay to the south, with the Jordan River marking part of the eastern route between them. Matthew places this teaching on marriage as Jesus travels from Galilee into Judea beyond the Jordan, where Pharisees test him about divorce.

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Matthew 19:6 mentions Galilee, Jordan and Judea.

Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jordan · Bill Rice
Judea · Davidbena

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