* the threshingfloor.
This place was situated, according to Jerome, between the
Jordan and the city of Jericho, two miles from the former,
and three from the latter, where Bethagla was afterwards
built. Procopius of Gaza states the same. As {aataad}
signifies thorns, the place might have been remarkable for
their production; though all the versions except the Arabic
consider it as a proper name. As Moses wrote or revised his
history on the east side of Jordan, the term beyond Jordan,
in his five books, means westward of Jordan; but in other
parts of Scripture it generally means eastward.
* beyond.
11 De 1:1
* seven days.
4 Nu 19:11 De 34:8 1Sa 31:13 2Sa 1:17 Job 2:13 Ac 8:2
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