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Barnes' Notes on Nehemiah 6:2

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The choice made of Ono, on the skirts of Benjamin, 25 or 30 miles from Jerusalem, as the meeting-place, was, no doubt, in order to draw Nehemiah to a distance from his supporters, that so an attack might be made on him with a better chance of success. return to 'Top of Page'
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