John Gill's Exposition on Judges 14:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Samson went down to Timnath, etc.] A city which by lot fell to the tribe of Judah, but was afterwards given to the tribe of Dan, and now in the hands of the Philistines, (<061557>Joshua 15:57 19:43). Judah is said to go up to it, because the place where he lived lay below it, (<013813>Genesis 38:13), but Samson is said to go down to it, because he lived above it. The Jews f275 differ about the reconciliation of these two places; some say there were two of this name, the one is a descent, and the other is an ascent; others say there was but one, so situated, that they that came to it on one side ascended, and they that came to it on the other side descended. Bochart f276 approves of the former. According to Bunting f277, this was twelve miles from Eshtaol, where Samson lived: and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; who at this time dwelt there; he saw no doubt many other women besides her, but he took special notice of her, and entertained a particular affection for her; or, in other words, on sight of her fell in love with her.

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