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Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 17:11

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The burning of incense was a common religious practice among the Egyptians and the Babylonians; and from the present passage we gather that the Canaanite nations practiced it as one of their ordinary sacred rites. The Israelites are frequently reproached with it Hosea 2:13; Hosea 4:13; Isaiah 65:3. return to 'Top of Page'
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