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Barnes' Notes on Numbers 9:11

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The later Jews speak of this as the “little Passover.” Coming, as it did, a month after the proper Passover, it afforded ample time for a man to purify himself from legal defilement, as also to return from any but a very distant journey. Compare Hezekiah’s act 2 Chronicles 30:1-3. return to 'Top of Page'
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