5. thou shalt say . . . A Syrian ready to perish was my father —rather, "a wandering Syrian." The ancestors of the Hebrews were nomad shepherds, either Syrians by birth as Abraham, or by long residence as Jacob. When they were established as a nation in the possession of the promised land, they were indebted to God's unmerited goodness for their distinguished privileges, and in token of gratitude they brought this basket of first-fruits. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-deu-26-001
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Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological