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Barnes' Notes on 1 Samuel 25:2

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Carmel - Not Mount Carmel on the west of the plain of Esdraelon, but the Carmel close to Maon (marginal references). Shearing his sheep - Which was always a time of open-handed hospitality among flock-masters Genesis 38:12-13; 2 Samuel 13:23-24. return to 'Top of Page'
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