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Barnes' Notes on Numbers 23:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Aram - Or, “highland.” This term denotes the whole elevated region, from the northeastern frontier of Palestine to the Euphrates and the Tigris. The country between these streams was especially designated “Aram-naharaim,” or “Aram of the two rivers:” the Greeks called it Mesopotamia; and here, according to Deuteronomy 23:4, was Balaam’s home. Compare Numbers 22:5 note. return to 'Top of Page'
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