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What importance does the geography of the biblical land play in understanding the biblical narrative?
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The land is as much a character in the Biblical narrative as the people themselves.
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Seeing the almost desolate arid area of the Judean wilderness, was revelational to me. I always though of the wilderness as being like our forests her in the US. Their wilderness is so much more harsh than those in my state.
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the land was difficult to survive in ,they had to trust God always
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It is difficult to imagine the hardship that the Jewish nation faced without first understanding where they lived and worked. The shepherd has a 24hr job to keep his sheep safe in such a difficult terrain.
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Seeing the geography of the land brings the Scripture to life once again. It helps me to understand the context in ways I never would have before.