And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.

The herdsmen [tending the pigs] ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what had happened.

Now at this time Mary arose and hurried to the hill country, to a city of Judah (Judea),

Then He said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.

When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and told it in the city and out in the country.

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in.

So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.

But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

Their bodies were carried back [from Egypt] to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had purchased in Shechem from the sons of Hamor for a sum of silver. [Note: "Shechem" was a town in Israel, the country which in New Testament times was known as Samaria].