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Matthew 27:20

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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.
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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Jerusalem was the Judean capital where Pilate’s trial of Jesus occurred and where the chief priests persuaded the crowd to demand Barabbas. Galilee, Jesus’ home region, and Cyrene, Simon’s

Places in this passage

Matthew 27:20 mentions Cyrene, Galilee and Jerusalem.

Cyrene · joepyrek
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jerusalem · Godot13

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