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Barnes' Notes on Joshua 22:17

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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From which we are not cleansed until this day - Phinehas, who had borne a conspicuous part in vindicating the cause of God against those who fell away to Baal-peor, means that terrible as the punishment had been, there were still those among them who hankered after Baal worship, and even practiced it in secret. (Compare Joshua’s words, Joshua 24:14-23.) return to 'Top of Page'
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