The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
father
After the Jewish custom of calling a family, or tribal head, father; for example (Joh 8:53).
Israel
That is, the ten-tribe kingdom.
high places
(See Scofield) - (Kg1 3:2).
groves
(See Scofield) - (Deu 16:21).
(See Scofield) - (Jdg 3:7).
three hundred thousand
(See Scofield) - (Co1 10:8).