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Matthew 15:21
Matthew 15:21
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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woman of Canaan's daughter; it has something in it singular and very
surprising, and which looks favourably upon the poor Gentiles, and is…Matthew 15:21Matthew 15:21 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeand departed: Mark 7:24
Tyre: Matthew 10:5-6, Matthew 11:21-23; Genesis 49:13; Joshua 11:8, Joshua 13:6, Joshua 19:28-29; Judges 1:31
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