John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 11:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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He built even Bethlehem, etc.] The place of our Lord’s birth, about six miles from Jerusalem: and Etam; another city in the tribe of Judah; (see <130432>1 Chronicles 4:32), there was a rock of this name, (<071508>Judges 15:8) and a fountain from whence waters were conveyed into the pool at Jerusalem, spoken of in Jewish writings f27: and Tekoah; of which place Amos the prophet was, and which was about twelve miles from Jerusalem. Rauwolff f28 speaks of it as a fortified place now; he says it has a strong and mighty castle, built on a great and high hill.

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