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They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD.
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Verse 5. Lord: holocausts to acknowledge his dominion, and sacrifices of expiation for the transgressions of the people. Only the tabernacle and temple were appointed for such sacrifices, though they might be offered elsewhere by dispensation. Saint Augustine q. 36. Worthington.
“Bochim” means “weepers”.
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