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Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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A Real and Dangerous Road
Commentators emphasize that the road from Jerusalem to Jericho was not a fictional setting. It was a steep, 17-mile descent through a desolate wilderness known as the "bloody way" because it was infamous for violent robbers. Jesus chose this realistic and dangerous setting, familiar to His audience, to make the story's events feel immediate and plausible.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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