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Take every man a beam - Trees were rare in most parts of Palestine but were plentiful in the Jordan Valley. Jericho was known in early times…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Take thence every man a beam. —The Jordan valley was well wooded. Its present bed is still “overarched by oleanders, acac…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
19th Century
Baptist
19th Century
Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take from there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Let us go, we pray you, unto Jordan
Which, according to Josephus F1, was fifty furlongs, or upwards of si…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
There is a certain pleasantness in the conversation of God's servants, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and weariness of lab…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes