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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Eshbaal
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or ISHBOSHETH, the fourth son of Saul. The Hebrews, to avoid pronouncing the word baal, "lord," used bosheth, "confusion." Instead of Mephi-baal, they said Mephi-bosheth; and, instead of Esh-baal, they said Ish-bosheth, 2 Samuel 2:8 .
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Eshbaal'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/e/eshbaal.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Eshbaal'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/e/eshbaal.html. 1831-2.
