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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Luke 7:12

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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carried out--"was being carried out." Dead bodies, being ceremonially unclean, were not allowed to be buried within the cities (though the kings of David's house were buried m the city of David), and the funeral was usually on the same day as the death. only son, &c.--affecting particulars, told with delightful simplicity.
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