Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
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Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
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And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
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and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah;
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Passages linked to Joshua 18:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 13:17 The raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Avim, and Parah,.... Of the two first of…
And Avim, and Parah,.... Of the two first of these we read nowhere else:
and Ophrah is not the same with Ophrah in Jdg 6:11; that belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, but rather that which was in the land of Shuah, Sa1 13:17. Jerom calls this place Aphrah, in the tribe of Benjamin, and says (o), in his time there was a village called Effrem, five miles from Bethel to the east, which very probably is the same with this.
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(o) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. H.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. Avim — This is supposed by Knobel and…
23. Avim — This is supposed by Knobel and others to stand for Ai, the city near Beth-el which was among the first destroyed by Joshua. See Jos_7:2, note.
Parah — “Jerome states that this village still existed in his time, and was situated five miles east of Beth-el. It seems highly probable that we have this old name retained in the wild glen called Wady Farah, which runs down the eastern declivities of Benjamin. It falls into the Wady Suweinit, and in the fork there are the ruins of an ancient village called Farah.” — Porter. Ophrah is identified by Robinson with Taiyi-beh, a village five miles northeast of Beth-el, occupying a commanding site, and containing ancient ruins.]
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. 7. Avim] Some have regarded this as identical…
23. 7. Avim] Some have regarded this as identical with Ai, which is also called Aija (Neh_11:31) and Aiath (Isa_10:28). 8. Parah is unknown. 9. Ophrah appears to be mentioned again in 1Sa_13:17 in describing the spoilers who issued from the Philistine camp at Michmash. Robinson would identify it with El-Taiyibeh, a small village 4 miles E.N.E. of Beitin (Bethel). This was not the Ophrah of Gideon (Jdg_6:11; Jdg_6:15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Avim. Most probably Ai. (see note on Jos_7:2)
Avim. Most probably Ai. (see note on Jos_7:2)
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