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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 6:3

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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6:3 It is unlikely the Philistines were aware of Israelite worship regulations. A Philistine guilt offering would have been a payment to the deity in an attempt to avert his wrath (contrast the notion of atonement from Lev 16).
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