Jeremiah 41:8

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But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, Don't kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he stopped, and didn't kill them among their brothers.

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The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

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Samaria, Shechem, and Shiloh were former northern Israelite centers from which mourners came to Jerusalem; at Mizpah, Gedaliah’s administrative seat, Ishmael spared ten men who offered hidden provisions.

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Jeremiah 41:8 mentions Ammon, Babylon, Bethlehem, Chaldea, Egypt, Geruth Chimham, Gibeon, Jerusalem, Mizpah, Samaria, Shechem and Shiloh.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Bethlehem — Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.