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Barnes' Notes on Joshua 5:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The hill of the foreskins - i. e. the hill where the foreskins, the emblem of all worldly and carnal affections, were buried. (Compare Colossians 2:11-13; Colossians 3:1-6.) return to 'Top of Page'
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