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and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
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A Formidable Alliance
This verse lists the geographical regions from which kings gathered against Israel. Commentators identify these areas as the hill country of Galilee, the Jordan Valley south of the Sea of Galilee (called Chinneroth here, later Gennesaret), the coastal plains, and the strategic highlands around the port city of Dor. This detailed list emphasizes the vast and coordinated nature of the opposition, stretching across all of northern Canaan, highlighting the scale of the challenge Israel faced.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
On the north of the mountains - Rather, “northward in the mountains.” The reference is to the mountain district of Galilee, called “mount Na…
19th Century
Anglican
Chinneroth — i.e., Ginizer, the Gennesaret of the New Testament.
Dor is identified as Tantûra.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains , &c.] Of Libanus and Antilibanus, with others near them;…
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