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A Roman aqueduct at Caesarea by the Mediterranean




                                 Beth She’an
                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEySQgc5NSY



               Israel – The Center of the World

               The great kingdoms of Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome governed the known world.
               What is incredible is that the small country of Israel was located right in the center of all of them.  In
               fact, almost every time they collided it was in the land
               of Israel.  The geography of the Near East forced
               people who traveled from Egypt to Greece to Pass
               through Israel.  When Alexander the Great entered
               Jerusalem, he gave great respect to Jerusalem and to
               the temple.


               Why is this so important?  It is because Israel is a
               specially chosen people of God, and God specially
               placed Israel in the middle of the nations to reveal to
               the nations who He IS!  He promised Abraham that
               through his seed ALL THE NATIONS WOULD BE
               BLESSED.  From Genesis 3, God promised to send a


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