With war, every country is afraid. They're afraid of possibly being ambushed, becoming in dept, and many other reasons. So by remaining neutral they can sit back and not have to worry about being attacked by any country that's fighting. But that's not always the case now and days. Hope I answered your question correctly.
An abundance of natural resources including Salt and Gold minerals.
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andrew ; went to tell his brother about Jesus
james ; john's brother who left his fishing to become a fisher of men
jude ; was referred to twice by luke as the brother of james
peter ; Jesus changed his name to his
john ; son of zebedee and the "beloved disciple"
thomas ; expected the worst to happen
judas ; a traitor
philip ; from bethsaida , went to tell his friend about Jesus
matthew ; tax collector , a publican
simon ; the Zealot
