I thought all of the places mentioned in Bible stories were lost cities that had been abandoned or destroyed a long time ago and nowadays we were not sure of their exact locations, like Troy before its rediscovery. (Except Rome, I guess, I knew there was still a Rome.)
And yes, this is true of some ancient cities, but people still live in Jericho, Bethlehem, etc. and they have for thousands of years, so it’s not a mystery where they are.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- i used to believe cars could fly, but only the rich had them in big cities. Thus, i never saw them.— kevin
- I used to believe that, in cities, if you dug deep enough in anyone's lawn, eventually you'd hit the concrete.— Kevin Fox
- I used to believe that london, paris, venice, and switzerland were all cities in France. — an american...
- I used to believe that a tornado was a giant red tomato that rolled through cities and towns.— Darlene
- For a while, I thought Vegas and Las Vegas were two different cities.— Jen
- I used to believe that Vegas and Las Vegas were two different cities.— Noel