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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 7:29
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, etc.] Of the half tribe of Manasseh on this side Jordan: near to them the Ephraimites dwelt, even near to Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns; of all which places (see <061711>Joshua 17:11), in these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel; the Ephraimites, in those mentioned in (<130728>1 Chronicles 7:28), and the Manassites, in those that are here mentioned; who were both the children or posterity of Joseph, the beloved son of Israel. Ver. 30,31. The son of Asher, etc.] Which, and his two grandsons born before Jacob went down to Egypt, are here reckoned as in (<014617>Genesis 46:17) only it is here added Malchiel his second grandson, who is the father of Birzavith; which Jarchi interprets, prince of a city of this name, which signifies pure oil; which it might have from the abundance of olives about it, Asher being a tribe which abounded with them, (see <053324> Deuteronomy 33:24) though some of the Rabbins take it to be the name of a man, whose daughters, they say, as Jarchi observes, were very beautiful, having much oil to anoint with, and were married to kings and priests anointed with oil.
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