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Who was Oved Edom?
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'Rashi', Rashi (Shmuel II, 6:10), Radak: He was a Levi 1 , like it says below (15:18. He was a gatekeeper. Radak (Shmuel II, 6:11) - he also sang (below, 15:21).
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Malbim (Shmuel II, 6:10): It was proper for a Levi to stand in front of the Aron.
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Rashi (Shmuel II, 6:10) writes that Oved Edom was a Levi. Why is he called "ha'Giti"?
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'Rashi', Radak: He used to live in Gas.
