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John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 15:60

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Kirjathbaal, (which [is] Kirjathjearim,), etc.] Of Kirjathbaal, and its several names, (see Gill on “<061509>Joshua 15:9”); and Rabbah, of which we nowhere else read; for this is a very different city from the Rabbah of the children of Ammon, (<101226>2 Samuel 12:26); two cities with their villages; why these are reckoned by themselves is not certain.
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