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1 Samuel 13:2

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Michmash: Michmash was situated east of Bethaven, or Bethel; and Eusebius says it was in his time a considerable place, about nine miles from Jerusalem, towards Rama. 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 13:23, 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Samuel 14:31; Isaiah 10:28

in Gibeah: 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Samuel 15:34; Joshua 18:28; Judges 19:12; 2 Samuel 21:6; Isaiah 10:29

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