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| Rocks off the coast of Lukuba Island |
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| From the vantage point of on top of a large rock, you can see the surrounding rocky terrain |
In both Luke and Acts, there are several verses that say the disciples gathered in an upper room. Jita people don't build multi-level homes, so it was quite the challenge for the Jita translators to figure out what word to use for an upstairs room. They finally decided to use the word for a big rock resting on top of another large rock. Houses with several stories might be scarce among the Jita, but big rocks are all over their land, as you can see in these pictures. A unique feature of the topography of this area of Tanzania is the very large rocks, many of them resting on top of each other. So it might seem a little strange to say that the disciples gathered in the upper rock for their last supper with Jesus, but to a Jita reader, this is something they can picture quite readily.
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