Numbers 25:1-9 And Israel stayed in Shittim, and the people began to commit prostitution with the daughters of Moab.… In Java is a valley which is called the Valley of Poison. It is an object of veritable terror to the natives. In this renowned valley the soil is said to be covered with skeletons and carcases of tigers, of goats, and of stags, of birds, and even with human bones; for asphyxia or suffocation, it seems, strikes all living things which venture into this desolate place. It illustrates the valley of sensuality, the most horrible creation of social life. Few men who enter into its depths survive long; for it is strewn with dead reputations and the mangled remains of creatures who were once happy. (W. Seaton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.WEB: Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab: |
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