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Barnes' Notes on Judges 8:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Succoth was in the tribe of Gad which was entirely trans-Jordanic Joshua 13:27; and the ruins are at Sukkot, on the east of Jordan, a little south of Bethshan. Give, I pray you etc. - Gideon might fairly expect so much aid from the trans-Jordanic tribes, and from so considerable a town as Succoth Judges 8:14. return to 'Top of Page'
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