John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 27:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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They of the house of Togarmah, &c.] The Targum is, “they of the province or country of Germany.” Jerom understands it of Phrygia, near to which was Cappadocia; and perhaps is here meant, since it abounded with what these people are said to trade with Tyre in: these traded in thy fairs with horses, horsemen, and mules; for the Cappadocians paid for their yearly tribute to the Persians fifteen hundred horses, and two thousand mules, as Bochartf454 from Strabo observes; and as they sold horses and mules to the Tyrians, so likewise horsemen, men that were skilled in riding and taking care of horses; and these were sold along with the horses, as servants for that purpose.

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