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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Esther 8:10

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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in the king: Kg1 21:8; Ecc 8:4; Dan 4:1 by posts: Est 3:13; Ch2 30:6; Job 9:25; Jer 51:21 mules: Rechesh, in Syriac, rechesha, probably denotes a swift horse. camels: Achashteranim, from the Persian akhash, large, and aster, a mule, probably, as Bochart supposes, denotes a large mule. young dromedaries: Beney harammachim, "the sons of mares," as the word ramakat denotes in Arabic; probably an expletive of the preceeding word. Isa 60:6, Isa 66:20; Jer 2:23 Esther 8:11
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