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Mythical Places And Objects
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There are many mythical places or objects throughout the world of mythology. Many of them you may be familiar with or not. If you stop to think about it for a bit, you come to realize that these mythical places and objects still co-exists to this day and are still practiced or frowned upon. After reviewing the many different mythical places and objects we were able to narrow down our selection to places. In the end, we decided to do our paper on Jerusalem. To many Christians, Muslims, and Jews, Jerusalem has been considered to be the “beloved of God”. It was also known as the “Heavenly Jerusalem, “New Jerusalem” or the newly discovered “Kingdom of God”. These references still hold true to many Christians,
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