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Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 25:8

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Prophecies against Moab which lay south of Ammon, and shared Ammon’s implacable hostility to the children of Israel. Seir was close to Moab. Edom is identified with Mount “Seir” in Ezekiel 35:1-15; and “Seir” is therefore probably coupled with “Moab” here because, being near neighbors closely leagued together, they expressed a common exultation at Jerusalem’s fall. return to 'Top of Page'
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