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References
- ↑ Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lebonah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- ↑ McKinny, Chris; Tavger, Aharon (2018). "6: From Lebonah to Libnah". In Gurevich, David; Kidron, Anat (eds.). Exploring the Holy Land: 150 Years of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ISBN 9781781797068.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lebonah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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