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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 13:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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13:5 a lasting covenant: Literally a covenant of salt. Salt was required with a grain offering (Lev 2:13). The social and religious background for this phrase is unknown. However, salt was used as a preservative and provided an apt metaphor for a permanent covenant.
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