1 Kings 8:65
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So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
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Lebo-hamath in the far north and the Brook of Egypt on the southern frontier marked the breadth of Israel represented at Solomon’s temple dedication in Jerusalem. The temple stood on Zion, near the City of David, as the holy meeting place where the ark from Horeb’s covenant tradition was brought
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1 Kings 8:65 mentions Brook of Egypt, City of David, Egypt, Holy Place, Jerusalem, Lebo-hamath, Most Holy Place, Mount Horeb and Zion.
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