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2 Samuel 20:18

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Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter].

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Abel-beth-maacah was a fortified town in northern Israel, where Sheba sought refuge and where its wise woman appealed to its reputation for peaceful counsel.

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2 Samuel 20:18 mentions Abel-beth-maacah, Gibeon, Jerusalem and Jordan.

Abel-beth-maacah · Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations
Gibeon · Ar2332
Jerusalem · Godot13
Jordan · Bill Rice

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