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Barnes' Notes on 1 Samuel 28:13

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Gods - אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is here used in a general sense of a supernatural appearance, either angel or spirit. Hell, or the place of the departed (compare 1 Samuel 28:19; 2 Samuel 12:23) is represented as under the earth Isaiah 14:9-10; Ezekiel 32:18. return to 'Top of Page'
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