And they defeated all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was very much plunder in them.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Gerara. The adjacent territory is now uncultivated, Josue xiii. 3.
Great. Hebrew, "a fear of the Lord "(ver. 12) an extraordinary (Calmet) panic. (Haydock)
The Philistines had assisted the enemy, and therefore their cities were invaded; (Menochius) or these belonged to Zara. (Calmet)
