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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Psalms 60:7

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Gilead . . . and Manasseh--as large districts, east and west of Jordan, represent the whole land. divide . . . and mete out--means to have entire control over. Ephraim--denotes the military (Deu 33:17); and-- Judah--(the lawgiver, Gen 49:10), the civil power. Foreign nations are then presented as subdued.
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