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Barnes' Notes on Joshua 10:6

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The language reflects the urgency of the crisis. Accordingly Joshua made a forced march, accompanied only by his soldiers Joshua 10:7, and accomplished in a single night the distance from Gilgal to Gibeon (about 15 miles in a direct line), which on a former occasion had been a three days’ journey Joshua 9:17. return to 'Top of Page'
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