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samachoniten_n 28_o mile_n this_o city_n be_v eighty_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o north._n joseph_n ant._n lib._n 5._o from_o harase_v he_o go_v to_o the_o plain_a of_o zaaenaim_n where_o he_o find_v sisera_n slay_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o jael_n as_o deborah_n the_o prophetess_n have_v tell_v he_o from_o thence_o barak_n with_o all_o his_o army_n go_v to_o hazor_n where_o jabin_n king_n of_o the_o canaâ—nites_v keep_v his_o court_n and_o of_o a_o sudden_a conquer_a the_o city_n and_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n joseph_n ant._n lib._n 5._o of_o thabor_n thabor_n be_v a_o round_a and_o high_a hill_n situate_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o zabulon_n fifty_o six_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o extend_v itself_o to_o the_o river_n kison_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o light_n or_o a_o pure_a air_n be_v derive_v of_o bornwell_n to_o go_v and_o come_v tebuah_n to_o bring_v 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