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Understanding the Land of the Bible: A Biblical-Theological Guide is unavailable, but you can change that!

Surveys the mountains, plains, valleys, rivers, and cities of Scripture and their significance for our understanding of biblical history and redemption. Part introduction, part survey, and part atlas, Understanding the Land of the Bible provides a valuable survey of the land of the Bible and its theological relevance for exegesis, interpretation, and the flow of Scripture.

The prevailing weather patterns of this Middle Eastern land travel from west to east. Beginning over the Mediterranean Sea, winds, clouds, and rains first cross the coastal plains of Philistia. Then they ascend to traverse the rolling hills of the Shephelah and the Judean mountains of the middle section of the land. Next comes the deep rift of the Jordan depression, and finally the Transjordan highlands of ancient Edom and Moab. Once more, the compactness of
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