1 Samuel 7:16
he went When he was at Bethel, the tribe of Ephraim and all the northern parts of the country could attend him; when at Gilgal, the tribe of Benjamin and those beyond Jordan could have easy access to him; and when at Mizpeh, he was within the reach of Judah, Simeon, and Gad, but at Ramah was the place of his ordinary abode; and there he held his court, for there he judged Israel, and as it is probable that Shiloh was destroyed, it is said (1Sam 8:17) that there, i.e., at Ramah, "he built an altar to the Lord." in circuit Heb. and he circuited, Judg 5:10, Judg 10:4, Judg 12:14; Ps 75:2, Ps 82:3-4
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