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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 25:20

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The mingled people - Either auxiliaries; or, rather, a constituent portion of the people of Egypt, who were not of pure blood. Azzah - i. e., Gaza. The remnant of Ashdod - A sentence which none but a contemporary writer could have used. Psammetichus, after a siege of 29 years, had captured and destroyed Ashdod, except for a feeble remnant. return to 'Top of Page'
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