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Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 2:19

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The water is naught - i. e. “bad.” And the ground barren - Translate “and the land apt to miscarry.” The stream was thought to be the cause of untimely births, abortions, and the like, among the cattle, perhaps also among the people, that drank of it. return to 'Top of Page'
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