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Barnes' Notes on Judges 7:13

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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A cake of barley bread - i. e. such a cake as could hardly be eaten by men, it was so vile: a term expressive of the contempt of the Midianites for the people of Israel. A tent - The tent, meaning, probably, the tent of the king of Midian, or of the captain of the host. return to 'Top of Page'
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