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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Numbers 27:18

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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JOSHUA APPOINTED TO SUCCEED HIM. (Num 27:18-23) Take thee Joshua . . . a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him--A strong testimony is here borne to the personality of the divine Spirit--the imposition of hands was an ancient ceremony. (See Gen 48:14; Lev 1:4; Ti1 4:14).
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