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What does 1 Samuel 23:28 mean?

So Saul stopped chasing David and went to fight the Philistines. That's why they call that place 'The Rock of Escape.' 1 Samuel 23:28 - Modern Text Bible

(Saul has to abandon his pursuit, and David escapes. The place gets a name that marks how David got away.)