Iniquity in high places as revealed in the American-Spanish-Filipino wars of 1898

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INIQUITY

IN HIGH PLACES

AS REVEALED IN THE

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And Moses spake unto the people, saying. Arm some of 3 r ourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

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And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the rest of them that were slain; namely Evi and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

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And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

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And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

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And they brought the captives and the prey and the spoil unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor. and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.