Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
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Interpretation
The Jews persisted in rebellion after they settled in the land of Canaan. And these elders seem to have thought of uniting with the heathen.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 20:27-31.
Glossary
- Bamah Place
- An eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made ( 1 Kings 13:32 ; 2 Kings 17:29 ). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mountain ( Gen. 8:20 ). Modern identification: unknown location.