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Matthew 11:1-19; Jesus and John the Baptist (Historical Backgrounds)
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Mike Nappa
Matthew 11:2-3 reported that, while in prison, John the Baptist heard about what his Jesus was doing, and wanted to know more. What Matthew didn’t report was the conditions John endured in prison. Historians tell us that John the Baptist was imprisoned in the castle fortress of Machaerus, located just east of the Dead Sea…
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