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Barnes' Notes on Judges 3:26

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Seirath - “The forest” or “weald,” which evidently bordered on the cultivated plain near Gilgal, and extended into “the mountain or hill country of Ephraim.” Once there, he was safe from pursuit (compare 1 Samuel 13:6), and quickly collected a strong force of Ephraimires and probably the bordering Benjamites. return to 'Top of Page'
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