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Numbers 25:10

The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The Lord spake unto Moses, saying. On the Divine commendation here bestowed upon the act of Phinehas see the note at the end of the chapter. In the Hebrew Bible a new section begins here.

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