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All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers-in-wait of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.
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The Battle's Palm Tree
Commentators note that 'Baal-tamar' likely means 'Lord of the Palm Tree.' Several scholars suggest this could be the same location as the famous palm tree of Deborah mentioned in Judges 4:5, providing a tangible link between different stories in the book and grounding the battle in a specific, known location.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Baal-tamar is only mentioned here. It took its name from some palm-tree that grew there; perhaps the same as the palm-tree of Deborah, between …
19th Century
Anglican
Put themselves in array at Baal-tamar. — This is either a detail added out of place (so that we might almost suppose that…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place The main body of the army, which fled before Benjamin, when the…
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