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commentary entry

x.iv.xxiv-p7.2

x.iv.xxiv-p7.251 words

6. As the valleysHebrew, "brooks," the watercourses of the mountains.

lign aloes—an aromatic shrub on the banks of his native Euphrates, the conical form of which suggested an apt resemblance to a tent. The redundant imagery of these verses depicts the humble origin, rapid progress, and prosperity of Israel.