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Garden of Eden
The original home of mankind
"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."
"Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken."
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Mount Ararat
Where Noah's ark came to rest
"And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat."
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Ur of the Chaldees
Abraham's birthplace
"And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there."
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Canaan (Promised Land)
The land promised to Abraham and his descendants
"And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him."
"For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills."
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Egypt
Land of bondage and deliverance
"And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt."
"And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly."
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Mount Sinai
Where Moses received the Ten Commandments
"And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up."
"And God spake all these words, saying,"
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Jerusalem
The holy city, city of David
"Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
"That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place."
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Babylon
Place of exile for the Jewish people
"Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away."
"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, when we remembered Zion."
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Bethel
Where Jacob saw the ladder to heaven
"And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first."
"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it."
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Hebron
Where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are buried
"And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan."
"And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul."
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Mount Moriah
Where Abraham offered Isaac and where the temple was built
"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
"Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite."
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Jericho
The first city conquered in the Promised Land
"So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city."
"And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there."
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Mount Carmel
Where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal
"And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God."
"So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel."
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River Jordan
Where the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land
"And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan."
"And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground."