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1 Samuel 30:27

1 Samuel 30:27

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

Bethel: Probably not the celebrated city of this name, but Bethul a city of Simeon (), supposed to be the same as Bethelia, mentioned by Sozomen as belonging to Gaza, well peopled, and having several temples remarkable for their structure and antiquity; and which Jerome says, in his life of Hilarion, was five short days' journey from Pelusium. ; ; ;

south Ramoth: A city of Simeon; so called to distinguish it from Ramoth Gilead beyond Jordan. , Ramath

Jattir: ,

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