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1 Samuel 7:16-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Samuel 7:16-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 He made a yearly circuit, passing through Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah[a] and judging Israel at each of these places. 17 Then he used to return to Ramah, for that was his home. There, too, he judged Israel and built an altar to the Lord.(A)
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- 7:16 Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah: Bethel and Mizpah are located about five and eight miles north of Jerusalem respectively, in the district around Ramah, Samuel’s home. Perhaps Gilgal, which has not been definitively located, was also in this area.
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