7. Gebal was probably a near neighbor of Edom, though
there was a Gebal in the region of Tyre and Sidon. And Ammon, and Amalek.
Two other hereditary foes of Israel, fierce and remorseless as ravening wolves.
Nor is this all. Here comes another tribe of ancient foemen, the Philistines,
who once blinded Samson, and captured the ark of the Lord; and here are old
allies become new enemies; the builders of the temple conspiring to pull it
down, even the inhabitants of Tyre. These last were mercenaries who
cared not at whose bidding they drew sword, so long as they carved something
for their own advantage. True religion has had its quarrel with merchants and
craftsmen, and because it has interfered with their gains, they have complained
against it.
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