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Barnes' Notes on Joshua 11:13

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Render: “But the cities standing each on its own hill” (compare Jeremiah 30:18). The meaning is simply that, with the exception of Hazor, Joshua did not burn the cities, but left them standing, each on its former site. This site is spoken of as a hill, because such was the ordinary site chosen for cities in Canaan (compare Matthew 5:14). return to 'Top of Page'
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