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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 12:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Abram journeyed, etc.] He did not stay long in the mountain between Bethel and Hai, but moved from thence, and kept on journeying in the land of Canaan: going on still toward the south; the southern part of the land of Canaan, which lay nearest Egypt, into which he is said to go next, the occasion of which follows.
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