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And while we may come to expect punishments to arise in the text every so often, there are some punishments that stand out as peculiar. In chapter 5 of I Samuel, the Philistines capture the Ark of God and bring it to three cities. In Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron, respectively, the ark is brought and God\u2019s wrath rains down upon the inhabitants of each city in the form of hemorrhoids, which causes them excruciating pain and eventually leads them to send the ark to the next city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What significance does this odd affliction of hemorrhoids possess? Perhaps the hemorrhoids are meant to shock the afflicted into actively noticing and recognizing something that is so basic to them that they take it for granted\u2014the ability to use the bathroom. 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