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The name "Bible Belt" has been applied historically to the South and parts of the Midwest, but is more commonly identified with the South. [6] It encompasses both the Deep South (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most of Louisiana) and the Upland South (North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma).
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
The Bible also mentions a group which split itself off from the parent "Israel" to become a great nation in its own right. The federation concludes that the only nation which meets the above criteria was Great Britain, and, by extension, the United States which separated itself from Great Britain later.
Rehoboth (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת Reḥovot, "broad place") is the name of three places in the Bible. In Genesis 26:22 , It signifies vacant land in the Land of Canaan where Isaac is permitted to dig a well without being ousted by the Philistines.
F. LaGard Smith has been a career law professor, principally at Pepperdine University, and is the author of over 35 books on law, religion, and social issues.
Bible study is neither helpful nor necessary for students to understand constitutional law or civics because our laws are secular and not based on the Ten Commandments (or any other religious text).
The Suez Crisis demonstrated how "peace through strength" can go terribly wrong.