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because that she had been given to seven husbands, and Asmodaeus the evil spirit killed them, before they had lain with her. And they said to her, “Do you not know that you strangle your husbands? You have had already seven husbands, and you haven’t borne the name of any one of them.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 8. Asmodeus, “the fire of Media.” Hebrew “king of the devils,” of that country, exciting people to lust, ( Menochius. Serar. q. 8.) and destroying them. Worthington.—Unto her. Greek and Hebrew intimate, when they first entered the nuptial chamber. Calmet. 6:14.
Greek demon.
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