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Bible Dictionary

Jaw-bone

Of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:15), in which he slew a thousand men. In verse 19 the Authorized Version reads, “God clave a hollow place that …

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:15), in which he slew a thousand men. ” This is a mis-translation of the words. ) being the name of the hill where this conflict was waged, possibly so called because it was in shape like a jaw-bone.

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