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Deuteronomy 12:5

Deuteronomy 12:5
But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But unto the place which the Lord your God,.... The Targum of Jonathan is, that the Word of the Lord your God:

shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there; to place his tabernacle, set…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

“To put his name there” means to manifest to men His divine presence. The Targumists rightly refer to the Shechinah; but the expression comprehends all the various modes in which God vouchsafed to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 12:5-32

There is not any one particular precept (as I remember) in all the law of Moses so largely pressed and inculcated as this, by which they are all tied to bring their sacrifices to that one altar which…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 12:2-28

I. First Division of the Laws: on Worship and Religious Institutions Deu 12:2 to Deu 16:17; Deu 16:21 to Deu 17:7

Some 16 laws occupying because of their subject the premier place in the Code.

2 28.…