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Give an example from the Bible, other than the ones used in this lesson, that demonstrates the biblical authors use of geography to convey biblical wisdom.
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I think an excellent example is when Moses was given the 10 commandments.
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John’s letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 1-3: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.
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But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them Matt 13:29.
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When the people came to the Red Sea, or the Jordan River in exodus, then in Joshua. How about going to Samaria, or to Sychar, or Shechem. What about the Mount of Transfiguration. There are so many, and we’ve read the stories, but tying.the geography and the lay of the land will help us to understand many points in the Bible.
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Abraham pitched his tents near the great trees of Mamre. It is where God spoke with him before he sent two angels into Sodom. Abraham could see dense smoke from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah from where his tents were.