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Rose Then and Now Bible Map Atlas with Biblical Background and Culture is unavailable, but you can change that!

This atlas gives you remarkable insights into your favorite Bible stories. Learn how David’s understanding of geography and politics led to his marriage with Ahinoam of Jezreel. Discover why Naomi, in the Book of Ruth, couldn’t just move back to Bethlehem after her husband’s death and use his land again. Find out why Moses and the Children of Israel took the long southern trek from Egypt to the...

off overland to Galatia (Acts 15:39–41). The result: two teams in the field rather than one, a net gain for the early church. Silas (a short-form of the Latin name Sylvanius) was a leader in the Jerusalem church (Acts 15:22, 15:32) but also a Roman citizen (Acts 16:37). Like Paul, he was culturally bilingual and so an excellent fit for the task at hand. Sweeping through the highlands of Phrygia and Galatia, Paul, Silas and Timothy first tried to push north, into Bithynia, but were prevented from
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