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They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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Verse 17. Goats, which had not left off sucking. Menochius. Numb. 7:87.—Israel. The Sam. Chronicles assert that the tribes returned, as the prophets had foretold, and the sacred history seems to suppose: ( Calmet.) which may be true of many, ( Bible.) though the greatest part remained in captivity. Calmet.
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