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John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 10:31

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Madmenah is removed, &c.] That is, the inhabitants of it, who removed from thence upon hearing that the Assyrian army had invaded the land, and was coming up to Jerusalem. There was a place called Madmannah, which lay in the southern part of the tribe of Judah, (<061531>Joshua 15:31) which, Jeromf203 says, was then called Memris, and was near the city of Gaza; but whether the same with this is not certain. The inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee; of this place we have no account any where. Hillerusf204 thinks the whole name of the city was Joshebehaggebim, which we render “the inhabitants of Gebim”; and supposes it had its name from the ditches that were in it, or about it.
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