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Joshua 18:26

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And Mizpeh,.... Frequent mention is made of Mizpeh in Scripture; according to Fuller , it was about eight miles from Gibeah; it was near Ramathon, which Josephus says was forty furlongs from Jerusalem;and Chephirah was one of the cities subject to Gibeon, Jos 9:17.

and Mozah; there was a place called Motza, near to Jerusalem, where they used to go to get willows at the feast of tabernacles . Pisgah-Sight, B. 2. c. 12. p. 209. Antiqu. l. 8. c. 12. sect. 3. Misn.

Succah, c. 4. sect.

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