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John Gill's Exposition on John 7:52
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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They answered and said unto him, etc.] Being displeased with him, and as reproaching him, though they could not deny, or refute what he said: art thou also of Galilee? a follower of Jesus of Galilee, whom, by way of contempt, they called the Galilean, and his followers Galilaeans, as Julian the apostate after them did; for otherwise they knew that Nicodemus was not of the country of Galilee; search and look; into the histories of former times, and especially the Scriptures: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet; but this is false, for Jonah the prophet was of Gathhepher, which was in the tribe of Zebulun, which tribe was in Galilee; (see <121425>2 Kings 14:25 <061910>Joshua 19:10,13,16). And the Jews f358 themselves say, that Jonah, the son of Amittai, was, ˆwlwbzm, of “Zebulun”, and that his father was of Zebulun, and his mother was of Asher f359; both which tribes were in Galilee: and if no prophet had, as yet, arose from thence, it did not follow that no one should arise: besides, there is a prophecy in which it was foretold, that a prophet, and even the Messiah, the great light, should arise in Galilee; (see <230901>Isaiah 9:1,2); and they themselves say, that the Messiah should be revealed in Galilee; (see Gill on “<430741>John 7:41”).
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