Matthew 19:9

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I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

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Galilee was Jesus’ home region in northern Israel; Judea lay farther south around Jerusalem, and “beyond the Jordan” referred to the Transjordan area east of the river. As Jesus traveled from Galilee toward Judea, Pharisees tested him about divorce, prompting his reaffirmation of God’s creational design for marriage.

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Matthew 19:9 mentions Galilee, Jordan and Judea.

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

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