1 Samuel 6:12
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The cattle took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageAshdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza were the five principal Philistine cities on Israel’s western coastal plain; Beth-shemesh was an Israelite town in Judah near the Philistine border. Kiriath-jearim lay farther inland, where the ark later remained after its return from Philistine territory.
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1 Samuel 6:12 mentions Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beth-shemesh, Ekron, Gath, Gaza and Kiriath-jearim.
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