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There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was born to the giant.
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Verse 20. Fourth. Josephus says this was the last war with the Philistines; and Tostat. supposes, that they wished to retake the city of Geth. Salien.—Statute, or “of contradiction.” Aquila.—Hebrew Madon. Septuagint leave it as the proper name of a place, “Madon,” specified Josue 11:1 and 12:19. Capel would read, “a man of Madian.”—Six. Such people were styled Sedigiti, among the Romans. The daughters of Horatius were thus distinguished, as well as the poet Volcatius. Pliny xi. 43.
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