John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 34:12

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And in all that mighty hand, etc.] In all done by his hand, which he stretched out over the sea and divided, to make a passage through it for the Israelites, and with his rod in it smote the rocks, and waters gushed out for them: and in all that great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel; meaning either the terror the Egyptians were struck with by him, in the sight of all Israel, when he publicly and before them wrought the wonders he did in the land of Ham, which often threw them into a panic, especially the thunders and lightning, the three days darkness, and the slaying of their firstborn; (see <197849>Psalm 78:49-51 105:38); or the terror the Israelites were in at the giving and receiving of the law, (<021916>Exodus 19:16 20:18-20). FOOTNOTES ft1 -- Clayton’s Chronology of the Hebrew Bible, p. 471, etc. ft2 -- Onomastic. Sacr. p. 67, 300. ft3 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 92. A. ft4 -- Travels, p. 319. ft5 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 92. I. ft6 -- Pococke’s Description of the East, vol. 1. p. 157. ft7 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 87. I. ft8 -- lbid. E. ft9 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 89. M. ft10 -- lyawh “voluit”, Montanus; “placuit”, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; “statuit”, Tigurine version. ft11 -- Theatrum Terrae, p. 116. ft12 -- Ærdh ta, “de via”, Noldius, p. 117. No. 594. so the Arabic version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ft13 -- <Arabic> “levis et facilis fuit res”, Golius, col. 2593. ft14 -- “Contempsit”, ib. ft15 -- Hierozoic, par. 2. l. 4. c. 10. col. 507. ft16 -- “-----Fumosque manu”, etc. Virgil. Georgic. l. 4. v. 230. ft17 -- “Quid, cum suppositos”, etc. Ovid. de Remed. Amor. l. 1. v. 185. ft18 -- Hist. Animal. l. 9. c. 40. ft19 -- Nat Hist. l. 11. c. 16, 18. ft20 -- De Animal. l. 17. c. 35. ft21 -- Seder Olam Rabba, c. 8. p. 24. ft22 -- Moreh Nevochim. par. 3. c. 50. ft23 -- wrkt “fodietis”, Montanus. ft24 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 91. E. ft25 -- Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6. sect. 4. ft26 -- µymyhw “et dies”, Montanus; “dies autem”, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ft27 -- Onomastic. Sacr. p. 158, 288, 289. ft28 -- Onomastic. Sacr. p. 161, 310, 428. ft29 -- Clayton’s Chronology of the Hebrew Bible, p. 65. ft30 -- Phaleg. l. 4. c. 32. col. 291, 292. ft31 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 93. C. ft32 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 87. M. ft33 -- Misn. Menachot, c. 8. sect. 3. ft34 -- Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 3. c. 14. col. 865. ft35 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B, C. ft36 -- Apud Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. par. 2. p. 920. ft37 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B, C. ft38 -- Onomastic. Sacr. p. 561, 562, 786, 929. ft39 -- Thestrum Terrae Sanct. p. 94. ft40 -- Itinerar. p. 57. ft41 -- Vid. Dickinson. Delph. Phaenieizant. c. 2. p. 12. ft42 -- Iliad. z. ft43 -- De loc. Heb. fol. 94. C. ft44 -- Clio, sive, l. 1. c. 175. ft45 -- Bibliothec. l. 17. p. 563. ft46 -- Hist. l. 9. c. 3. ft47 -- Moreh Nevochim, par. 2. c. 47. p. 325. ft48 -- Apud Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 401. ft49 -- µkyja ynpl “cum fratribus vestris”, Noldius, p. 531, No. 1492. ft50 -- In Hieremiam, c. 18. 14. ft51 -- Hist. l. 5. c. 6. ft52 -- Journey from Aleppo, p. 139, 140. ft53 -- ˆk “rectum”. ft54 -- Apud Porphyr. in Euseb Evangel. Praepar. l. 9. c. 10. p. 413. ft55 -- Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Celim. c. 8. sect. 9. & Jarchi in loc. ft56 -- µtnçwn “inveteraveritis”, Montanus: “veteres facti fueritis”, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; “senueritis”, Vatablus. ft57 -- rpsm ytm “viri numeri”, Montanus, Drusius. ft58 -- Hyde Hist. Relig. Vet. Pers. c. 8. p. 160. ft59 -- ˆty ym “quis det”, V. L. Pagninus, Montanus,…

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