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John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 15:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah, according to their families.] The general description of which is given in the preceding part of the chapter, as the particular cities belonging to it are enumerated in the following part; the account of the gift of Hebron to Caleb, and the taking of Debir by Othniel, with the request of Achsah, and the grant of it, are inserted between them, and stand as it were in a parenthesis.
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