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Barnes' Notes on Joshua 21:33

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Compare Joshua 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah.) The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah (“house of Ashterah”) and the city is undoubtedly the Ashtaroth or Astaroth of Og Joshua 12:4; Deu 1:4; 1 Chronicles 6:71. return to 'Top of Page'
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