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Barnes' Notes on Judges 17:1

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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See the introduction to the Book of Judges. The only point of contact with the preceding history of Samson is, that we are still concerned with the tribe of Dan. See Judges 18:1-2, note. Josephus combines in one narrative what we read here and in Judges 1:34, and places it, with the story in Judg. 18–21, immediately after the death of Joshua. return to 'Top of Page'
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