Sa mu el 46 In this valley, they probablywestern entrance to the Elah ravine . 4 waited quite a while for other reinforcement troops coming from south and north Philistia, and they made other preparations for the battle . After the troops completed their assembling and preparations stages, the Philistine army intended to continue marching eastward along the ancient route created by the Elah Brook, and to reach the central mountain ridge near Bethlehem . The Philistines’ strategic objective was to disconnect the Land of Judah from the Land of Benjamin, to threaten both main cities : Bethlehem to the south and Gibeat Saul ( Saul’s capital ; identified with Tel al - Ful ) to the north . After a successful operation in this region, it would be easier for the For this place identification, see : Kallai ( 1964 : 138 ) ; Garsiel ( 1997 : 296 ) ; . 4 compare some other options cited by Tsumura ( 2007 : 438 ) . As we shall see below, this name contains a potential for double meanings of the pla...
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