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Genesis 21:25

וְ הֹוכִחַ אַבְרָהָם אֶת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל אֹדֹות בְּאֵר הַ מַּיִם אֲשֶׁר גָּזְלוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

And Father-of-Tumult has justified אֶת-Father-King upon the causes of a well of the Water which slaves of Father-King have torn away,740


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Suffers Violence

Strong’s #1497, gazal. To tear away, take by force, seize, violently take. Here is the premise for the saying,

Then from the days of John the Submerger until now, the kingdom of the dual-heavens suffers violence, and violent-ones seize her.” Matthew 11:12 literal

Other parables such as slaves beating up fellow slaves also come to mind (Luke 12:45, Mark 12:7-9).