And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,Luke 1:39 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIn those days - As soon as she could conveniently fit herself out for the journey.
Hill country - Hebron, the city of the priests, Joshua 21:11, which was situated in the tribe of Judah, about forty miles south of Jerusalem, and upwards of seventy from Nazareth.
With haste - This probably refers to nothing else than the earnestness of her mind to visit her relative Elisabeth, and to see what the Lord had wrought for her.
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city. This was most probably Hebron, a city of the priests, and situated in the hill country of Judea, (Jos.
Luke 11:21 When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace:
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Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences...
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Luke 21:13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
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25 miles south of Jerusalem, and nearly
100 from Nazareth. Such was the intense desire of Mary's mind to visit and communicate with her relative Elisabeth, that she scrupled not to undertake this long journey to effect her purpose.
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