John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 18:26

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Mizpeh, etc.] Frequent mention is made of Mizpeh in Scripture; according to Fuller f421, it was about eight miles from Gibeah; it was near Ramathon, which Josephus says f422 was forty furlongs from Jerusalem; and Chephirah was one of the cities subject to Gibeon, (<060917>Joshua 9:17). and Mozah; there was a place called Motza, near to Jerusalem, where they used to go to get willows at the feast of tabernacles f423.

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