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High Court Upholds True Worship in “the Land of Ararat”The Watchtower—2003 | April 1
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ARMENIA lies east of Turkey and just south of the great Caucasus mountain range. It is home to more than three million people. The nation’s capital, Yerevan, enjoys a stunning view of the two peaks of Mount Ararat, where, according to tradition, Noah’s ark came to rest after the global Deluge.—Genesis 8:4.a
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High Court Upholds True Worship in “the Land of Ararat”The Watchtower—2003 | April 1
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a This is one reason why Armenians associate their country with Mount Ararat. In ancient times, Armenia was a vast kingdom whose territory encompassed those mountains. Thus, at Isaiah 37:38, the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible renders the expression “the land of Ararat” as “Armenia.” Mount Ararat now lies in Turkey, near its eastern border.
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