1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Judges 12:8 | After him Abesan of Bethlehem judged Israel: | Bethlehem of Juda, where Booz also was born. (Calmet) --- The Rabbins make him the same person with Abesan. (Serarius, q. 5.) --- Maldonat (in Mat. 2:1,) believes that this judge was of a city in Zabulon, Josue 19:15. (Menochius) --- In the 6th year of Abesan, the Philistines compelled the Israelites to pay tribute, (chap. 13:1,) and Samson was born in the year of the world 2860. (Salien) |