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Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger sister, who dwells at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
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Commentators explain the geography of this verse from an ancient perspective. When facing east (the direction the temple faced), north is on the 'left hand' and south is on the 'right hand.' Therefore, Samaria, to the north of Jerusalem, is the sister on the left, and Sodom, to the south, is the sister on the right.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The temple looked to the east. Samaria was on its left, and Sodom on its right hand.
19th Century
Anglican
Your elder sister. The words elder and younger mean, literally, greater and smaller. …
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet uses another form of speech, for he says that the Jews deserved to be subject to the taunting proverbs of those who delight in wic…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And your elder sister [is] Samaria The metropolis of the ten tribes; "sister" to the Jews, because of the same desce…
In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…
