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Joshua 15:8

Joshua 15:8

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valley of the son: A valley near to Jerusalem. Joshua 18:16; 2 Kings 23:10; 2 Chronicles 28:3; Jeremiah 7:31-32, Jeremiah 19:2, Jeremiah 19:6, Jeremiah 19:14

the Jebusite: Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:28; Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, Judges 19:10

valley of the giants: Situated apparently west of Jerusalem and mount Moriah. Joshua 18:16; 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22; Isaiah 17:5, the valley of Rephaim

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