Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:9

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9. Moses said unto Joshua —or, "Jesus" ( Acts 7:45 ; Hebrews 4:8 ). This is the earliest notice of a young warrior destined to act a prominent part in the history of Israel. He went with a number of picked men. There is not here a wide open plain on which the battle took place, as according to the rules of modern warfare. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe, making an irregular attack on a multitude probably not better trained than themselves, and for such a conflict the low hills and open country around this wady would afford ample space [ROBINSON]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-exo-17-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/exo-17-9

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological