OLD TESTAMENT

1 Chronicles 5:19

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They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.

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Verse 19. But, and so forth Hebrew “and Jetur, and so forth (20) and they were helped by God against them.” Bible.—Septuagint “they prevailed over them, and the Agarites,” and so forth The ancient, or higher Iturea, lay between Hermon and Manasses; but the lower, which Josephus includes under this name, took in the deserted possessions of that half tribe. Calmet.—The former ( Bible.) extended from Jordan by Libanus, to the mountains of Tyre. Menochius.—And Naphis, sons of Ismael. Genesis 25:13. Bible.

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