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1 Samuel 8:2

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Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

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Beersheba was a southern town in Israel’s territory, marking the far end of Samuel’s circuit; he appointed Joel and Abijah there as judges. Egypt is not mentioned in this verse, though it lay southwest of Israel and often formed its major neighboring political setting.

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1 Samuel 8:2 mentions Beersheba and Egypt.

Beersheba · gugganij
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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