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Jacob's towns across the Jordan
Genesis places Jacob at Mahanaim, Penuel, and Succoth, east of the Jordan, where he built homes, met God, and became Israel.
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The Gideon story, by contrast, questions those same towns' loyalty.
Bible reference: Genesis 32–33
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 387
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