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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Esther 9:19

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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a day of . . . feasting . . . of sending portions one to another--The princes and people of the East not only invite their friends to feasts, but it is their custom to send a portion of the banquet to those who cannot well come to it, especially their relations, and those who are detained at home in a state of sorrow or distress.
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