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- ↑ Deep into the forest, Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Treasury of Scripture on Joshua 19:12 accessed 29 October 2015
- ↑ Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible on Joshua 19:21, accessed 29 October 2015
