Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 10:4

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4. he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts —This is a characteristic trait of Eastern manners in those early times; and the grant of a village to each of his thirty sons was a striking proof of his extensive possessions. His having thirty sons is no conclusive evidence that he had more than one wife, much less that he had more than one at a time. There are instances, in this country, of men having as many children by two successive wives. :- . ISRAEL OPPRESSED BY THE PHILISTINES AND AMMONITES. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jdg-10-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/jdg-10-4

Source

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