In Peter's first epistle, he addresses the 'elect exiles' scattered throughout which region?
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Correct answer: Asia Minor
1 Peter 1:1 mentions Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. These provinces were all located in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).
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