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Judges 6:2

Judges 6:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

the hand: ;

prevailed: Heb. was strong

dens: Dr. Shaw says, that a great way on each side Joppa, on the sea coast, there is a range of mountains and precipices; and in these high situations are generally found the dens, holes, or caves, which are so frequently mentioned in Scripture; and which were formerly the lonesome retreats of the distressed Israelites. , ; ;

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