Gaal
Jud 9:26-41, son of Ebed, perhaps a descendant of Hamor, the father of Shechem, Ge 34:2-6. He joined the Shechemites when revolting against Aimelech, son of Gideon, inflamed the...
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A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.
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Gaash
A hill of Ephraim, north of which stood Timnath-seres, celebrated for Joshua’s tomb, Jos 24.30. The brooks, or valleys of Gaash, 2Sa 23:301Ch 11:32, were probably at the foot of...
Gabbatha
An elevated place, the name of a place in front of Pilate’s palace, whence he pronounced sentence against our Savior, Joh 19:13. In Greek it was called the pavement. It was not ...
Gabriel
A principal angel. He was sent to the prophet Daniel to explain his vision; also to Zacharias, to announce to him the future birth of John the Baptist, Da 8:16 9:21 Lu 1:11,19. ...
Gad
Prosperity, fortune,1. Son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, Ge 30:11. Leah called him Gad, and said, "A troop cometh." Compare Ge 49:19; but many Hebrew scholars prefer the ...
Gadara
Now Um-keis, a fortified chief city of Decapolis, of considerable importance in the time of Christ, and having many Greek inhabitants. It lay south of the river Hieromax, seven ...
Gaius Or Caius
1. A Macedonian, who accompanied Paul in his travels, and whose life was in danger at Ephesus, Ac 19:29.2. A Corinthian convert of Paul, who hospitable entertained the apostle w...
Galatia
A province of Asia Minor, lying south and southeast of Bithynia and Paphlagonia, west of Pontus, north and northwest of Cappadocia, and north and northwest of Cappadocia, and no...
Galbanum
An ingredient in the incense burned at the golden altar, in the Holy Place, Ex 30:34. It is the gum of a plant growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, and Syria, called by Pliny stagoniti...
Galilee
In the time of Christ, included all the northern part of Palestine lying west of the Jordan and north of Samaria. Before the exile the name seems to have been applied only to a ...
Gall
A general name for anything very bitter. In Job 16:13 20:14,25, it means the animal secretion usually called the bile. In many other places, where a different word is used in th...
Galley
Isa 33:21. SeeSHIP.
Gallio
A proconsul of Archaia, under the emperor Claudius, in the time of Paul, Ac 18:12-17. He was the elder brother of the philosopher Seneca, who describes him as uncommonly amiable...
Gamaliel
A celebrated Pharisee in the generation after Christ, a doctor of the law, and member of the Sanhedrin. He possessed great influence among the Jews, and is said by some to have ...
Gammadim
Is used in the English Bible, Eze 27:11, as the name of a people; but it rather means simply the brave, the warlike.
Gardens
Are often mentioned in Scripture, though in a sense somewhat peculiar; for in the language of the Hebrews, every place where plants and trees were cultivated with greater care t...
Garlic
A bulbous vegetable, of pungent smell and taste, and highly prized in the East. The Jews acquired a liking for it in Egypt, Nu 11:5. One variety, called the eschalot, or shallot...
Garments
The chief garments of the Hebrews were the tunic or inner garment, and the mantle or outer garment. These seem to have constituted a "change of Rainment," Jud 14:13 19:1-30 Ac 9...
Gate
The gates of eastern walled towns were usually of wood, Jud 16:3, often covered with thick plates of iron or copper, Ps 107:16Isa 45:2Ac 12:10, secured by bolts and bars, De 3:5...
Gath
A city of the Philistines, and one of their five principalities, 1Sa 5:8 6:17. It was a notable city, in the border of the Philistines nearest to Jerusalem; but its site has lon...
Gath-Hepher
In Zebulun, was the birthplace of Jonah, 1Ki 4:10; 2Ki 14:25. It lay near Sepphoris, on a road leading to Tiberias.
Gaulan Or Golan
A Levitical town of Bashan, in Manasseh beyond Jordan. From it was named the small province of Gaulonitis, De 4:43Jos 20:8 21:27 1Ch 6:71.
Gaza Or Azzah
Now Ghuzzeh, an ancient city in the southwest corner of Canaan, Ge 10:19, belonging to the Avim, De 2:23, and afterwards to the Philistines. Joshua assigned it to the tribe of J...
Gazelle
SeeROE.
Geba
A Levitical town of Benjamin, Jos 18:24 21:17 1Ch 8:6, near Ramah, Ne 7:30Isa 10:29, and not far from the northern border of the kingdom of Judah, 2Ki 23:8Zec 14:10. Near Geba D...
Gebal
1. The Gebalene of the Romans, was a district of Idumea, called also at the present day Djebal, signifying mountains. It is the northern part of the range of mountains skirting ...
Gedaliah
Son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to govern Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem. Like his father, he honored and befriended Jeremiah, Jer 40:5. He began the admini...