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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 2:15

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then went I up in the night by the brook, etc.] The brook Kidron: and viewed the wall; that was on that side: and turned back; did not go quite round the wall, the way perhaps being obstructed with rubbish, and was unpassable or he had not time to do it: and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned; into the city, the same way he went out of it, (<160213>Nehemiah 2:13).
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