Shen, dens.SHEN, or Sen; this Hebrew Word signifies a Tooth; ‘tis also given to a sharp Rock, naked as a Tooth. See 1 Sam. viii. 12. Samuel erected a Stone between Mishpat and Sen, to serve as a Monument of the Victory that the Hebrews had obtain’d over the Philistines, and to this Stone he gave the Name of the Stone of Assistance.
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