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Barnes' Notes on Numbers 25:9

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Twenty and four thousand - Paul 1 Corinthians 10:8 says “three and twenty thousand,” following probably the Jewish tradition which deducted one thousand as the number slain by the hands of their brethren. return to 'Top of Page'
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