They said, Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Feast was probably the Passover, or one of the three great Jewish Feasts. In these unsettled times, men went up to Shiloh (Seilun) only once a …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A feast of the Lord in Shiloh. —It is unlikely that the reference is to a local feast; but it is impossible to say which of the three year…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then they said
Some of the elders that sat in council debating this matter, and considering of ways and means to ass…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Israel lamented for the Benjamites and was perplexed by the oath they had taken not to give their daughters to them in marriage. People are more ze…

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