And he said, What cities are these which you have given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Brother. By this title the eastern kings addressed each other, chap. xx. 32., and 1 Machabees x. 18., and xi. 30. Solomon and Hiram always lived on good terms. (Calmet)
Chabul: that is, dirty or displeasing. (Challoner)
The latter signification is given by Josephus, from the Phoenician language. (Haydock)
The real meaning is uncertain. Some with the last mentioned author, place these cities in the vicinity of Tyre, south of Ptolemais, which is most probable; though St. Jerome says they were in the land of Basan, beyond the Jordan. (Calmet)
