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The fact that Elijah was called 'Elijah the Tishbite' is to point out that Elijah was not out of the normal, acceptable 'prophet circle'.
The royal city of Jabin , which, before the Israelite conquest, seems to have been the seat of a wide authority . It was taken by Joshua, who exterminated the inhabitants, and it was the only city in that region which he destroyed by fire -- |
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