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Barnes' Notes on 1 Samuel 27:8

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The Geshurites bordered upon the Philistines, and lived in the mountainous district which terminates the desert on the northeast (marginal reference). They were a different tribe, or, at least, a different branch of it, from the Geshurites who lived on the northeast border of Bashan, and were Arameans 2 Samuel 15:8. The Gezrites, or Gerzites, may be connected with those who gave their name to Mount Gerizim. return to 'Top of Page'
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