And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
What does 1 Samuel 7:16 mean?
In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else.
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Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 7:13-17 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Mizpah Place
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Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1. ) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot ( Gen. 31:49 ) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Modern identification: Tell en Nasbeh.
- Bethel Place
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House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Beitin.
- Gilgal Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.