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Salmana

SALMANA

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SALMANA (Heb. Salmunnā'). - Prince of the Midianites, who together with Zebah killed the brothers of Gideon. The latter, having vainly asked for help from the inhabitants of Succoth and of Penuel, localities near the river Jabbok, captured and killed them, probably after having led them to Ophrah, his city (Judg. 8:4-21). Gideon, besides exercising a right of war, intended thereby to avenge the blood of his brothers (cf. Ex. 21:12; Num. 35:16-18). The episode is also recalled in Ps. 83:11.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1680.

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Penna, Angelo. “Salmana (Ebr. SalmunnĀ').” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1680. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/salmana-ebr-salmunna.

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Penna, Angelo. “Salmana (Ebr. SalmunnĀ').” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1680. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/salmana-ebr-salmunna.

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@incollection{ec10_salmana_ebr_salmunna,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Salmana (Ebr. SalmunnĀ')},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1680},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/salmana-ebr-salmunna}
}

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