Chapter 2 – FAMILIA MUNDIAL
1 [1] Nation without shame: Judah.
2 [4] Gaza . . . Ashkelon . . . Ashdod . . . Ekron: four of the five cities of the Philistine confederation. The fifth city, Gath, is not mentioned, perhaps because it was already destroyed.
3 [5] Cretan folk: the Philistines, who came from Crete; see note on ⇒ Deut 2:23.
4 [12] Cushites: the Egyptians, at this time under a Cushite or Ethiopian dynasty.
5 [15] The exultant city: Nineveh.