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It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,
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Verse 27. Bethdagon. “The temple of Dagon, or of the fish,” different from the town of Juda. Calmet. 15:41.—Zabulon, a city which took its name from the tribe, and separated Ptolemais from Judea. Joseph. Bel. ii. 37.—Left; that is, the north side of Cabul, which means either the canton where the 20 cities of Hiram were situated, or a village which Josephus (Vita) calls Chabolo, which lies near the sea, and Ptolemais.
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