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Why do you think geography has been given so little attention by Bible readers?
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I know I have not paid much attention because I did not think it mattered very much. Geography felt like fact & science. I was not going to scripture for science. But, with wisdom that perspective has shifted!
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It’s because of the conditioning of the mind that Bible is All about God which connotes spiritual things. Means people will read the bible most likely to find spiritual enlightenment.
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The focus on God, without considering the environment of who He spoke to.
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Geography has been given little attention because some Bible readers think of the Bible as archaic, old fashioned. The names of some places have changed and areas rezoned. The tools used in the past might have been upgraded and the forces acting on the physical geography and even human interaction have changed some of the geography. Bible readers might just skip some of those details too depending of the impact on what passage they are reading. However, the Bible readers who study the word in depth have the internet to research the unfamiliar and unknown geography.
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For the most part, the Bible talks about areas that most people have never seen nor never will. We have maps in our Bibles, but that just scratches the surface.