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1 Samuel 8:6

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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

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Beersheba was a southern Israelite town

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1 Samuel 8:6 mentions Beersheba and Egypt.

Beersheba · gugganij
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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