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Eshtaol

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A town in the lowland of Judah (Joshua 15:33), generally mentioned in company with Zoreah, both towns being allotted to Dan out of Judah (ib. 19:41). Between these two towns there was a place named "Mahaneh-dan," the scene of Samson's boyhood and place where the "Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times" (Judges 13:25).

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M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Eshtaol'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/eshtaol.html. 1901.
 
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