单词:Potemkin villages
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19The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah. 2It included: Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, 3Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Sus
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